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two (to̵̅o̅)
adjective
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
- the cardinal number between one and three; 2; II
- any two people or things; pair; couple
- something numbered two or having two units, as a playing card, domino, face of a die, etc.
- Basketball two-pointer
in two
put two and two together
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They went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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