two

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    Cardinal : two
    Ordinal : second
    Adverbial : twice
    Multiplier : double
English Wikipedia article on two

Alternative forms

  • twa (obsolete outside dialects)

Etymology

From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā (“two”), from Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dýo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A/B wu/wi (“two”). See also twain.

Pronunciation

Numeral

two

  1. (cardinal) A numerical value equal to 2; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. Ordinal: second. This many dots (••)
  2. Describing a set or group with two components.

Translations

one plus one
set or group with two components
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Noun

two (plural twos)

  1. The digit/figure 2.
    The number 2202 contains three twos.
  2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
  3. A child aged two.
    This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.
  4. The playing cards featuring two pips.

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Derived terms

Translations

digit or figure
two-dollar bill

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Pronunciation

Numeral

two

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