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two definition

two (to̵̅o̅)

adjective

totaling one more than one

Etymology: ME two, tu < OE twa, fem. & neut., tu, neut., akin to Ger zwei < IE base *dwōu-, two > L duo, two, Gr duo, Sans dvau

noun

  1. the cardinal number between one and three; 2; II
  2. any two people or things; pair; couple
  3. something numbered two or having two units, as a playing card, domino, face of a die, etc.
  4. Basketball two-pointer
two Idioms

in two

in two parts; asunder

put two and two together

to reach an obvious conclusion by considering several facts together

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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