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one or two

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Definition of one or two

: a few
  • I have a problem with one or two provisions in the contract.

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two play

  1. : being one more than one in number

  2. : being the second

  1. : two countable individuals not specified

  2. : a small approximate number of indicated things

  1. : a number that is one more than one — see Table of Numbers

  2. : the second in a set or series

  3. : a 2-dollar bill

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