two
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English twā (“two”), from Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”) (compare West Frisian twa, Dutch twee, German zwei and zwo), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (compare Old Irish dáu, Latin duō, Tocharian A/B wu/wi, Lithuanian dù, Russian два (dva), Albanian dy, Ancient Greek δύο (dýo), Old Armenian երկու (erku), Sanskrit द्व (dvá)).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: to͞o, IPA: /tuː/, SAMPA: /tu:/
- (US) enPR: to͞o, IPA: /tu/, SAMPA: /tu/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uː
[edit] Cardinal number
two
- (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 (••)
- Describing a set or group with two components.
[edit] Translations
one plus one
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set or group with two components
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[edit] Noun
two (plural twos)
- The digit/figure 2.
- The number 2202 contains three twos.
- (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
- A child aged two.
- This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.
- The playing cards featuring two pips.
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- (playing cards) playing card, card; ace, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, jack, queen, king, joker [edit]
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digit or figure
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two-dollar bill
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- IPA: /tvo/
[edit] Numeral
two
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