two
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adjective \ˈtü\Definition of TWO
1
: being one more than one in number
2
: being the second —used postpositively <section two of the instructions>
Origin of TWO
Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen two (masculine), tū (neuter), Old High German zwēne, Latin duo, Greek dyo
First Known Use: before 12th century
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Rhymes with TWO
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
2two
pronoun, plural in constructionDefinition of TWO
1
: two countable individuals not specified <only two were found>
2
: a small approximate number of indicated things <only a shot or two were fired>
First Known Use of TWO
before 12th century
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3two
noun plural twos
Definition of TWO
1
: a number that is one more than one — see number table
2
: the second in a set or series <the two of spades>
3
: a 2-dollar bill
4
: something having two units or members
Examples of TWO
- It was two in the morning.
First Known Use of TWO
13th century
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