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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Two \Two\ (t[=oo]), a. [OE. two twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS tw[=a], fem. & neut., tw[=e]gen, masc., t[=u], neut.; akin to OFries tw[=e]ne, masc., tw[=a], fem. & neut., OS tw[=e]ne, masc., tw[=a], fem., tw[=e], neut., D. twee, OHG. zw[=e]ne, zw[=o], zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir, tv[ae]r, tvau, Sw tv[*a], Dan. to Goth. twai, tw[=o]s, twa; Lith. du Russ. dva, Ir & Gael. da W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr dy`o, Skr. dva. [root]300. Cf {Balance}, {Barouche}, {Between}, {Bi-}, {Combine}, {Deuce} two in cards, {Double}, {Doubt}, {Dozen}, {Dual}, {Duet}, {Dyad}, {Twain}, {Twelve}, {Twenty}, {Twice}, {Twilight}, {Twig}, {Twine}, n., {Twist}.] One and one twice one ``Two great lights.'' --Gen. i. 16. ``Two black clouds.'' --Milton. Note: Two is often joined with other words forming compounds signifying divided into consisting of or having two parts divisions, organs, or the like as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two-leaved, two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, two-foothed, two-valved, two-winged, and the like {One or two}, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Two \Two\, n. 1. The sum of one and one the number next greater than one and next less than three two units or objects. 2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii {In two}, asunder; into parts in halves; in twain; as cut in two From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: two adj : being one more than one "he received two messages" [syn: {2}, {ii}] n : the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number [syn: {2}, {II}, {deuce}]
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