I only wore it twice.
He has rehearsals twice a month.
He twice lost to younger opponents.
We visited them twice in 10 years.
The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993.
I've been there at least twice.
He must be twice her age.
The population is twice that of Canada.
The new one costs about twice as much.
He could earn twice his present salary at the new job.
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First Known Use: 12th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same year: two times : on two occasions
: doubled in amount or degree
See words that rhyme with twice Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for twice Spanish Central: Translation of twice Nglish: Translation of twice for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of twice for Arabic speakers
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