Twice : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Twice	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twice adv two times; "I called her twice" to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" Synonym(s): doubly, double, twice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twice \Twice\, adv. [OE. twies (where the s is the adverbial ending; see {-wards}), twie, AS. twiges, twiwa; akin to twi- (in comp.) two, G. zwie-, OHG. zwi-, Icel. tv[c6]-, L. bi-, Gr. [?], Skr. dvi-, and E. two. See {Two}.] 1. Two times; once and again. He twice essayed to cast his son in gold. --Dryden. 2. Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor. Note: Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self-explaining; as, twice-horn, twice-conquered, twice-planted, twice-told, and the like.