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English Dictionary: Two by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
two
adj
  1. being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn: two, 2, ii]
n
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
    Synonym(s): two, 2, II, deuce
  2. one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
    Synonym(s): deuce, two
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Two \Two\, n.
      1. The sum of one and one; the number next greater than one,
            and next less than three; two units or objects.
  
      2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
  
      {In two}, asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain; as, cut
            in two.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Two \Two\ (t[oomac]), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut.,
      twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS.
      tw[be], fem. & neut., tw[emac]gen, masc., t[umac], neut.;
      akin to OFries. tw[emac]ne, masc., tw[be], fem. & neut., OS.
      tw[emac]ne, masc., tw[be], fem., tw[emac], neut., D. twee,
      OHG. zw[emac]ne, zw[omac], zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir,
      tv[91]r, tvau, Sw. tv[86], Dan. to, Goth. twai, tw[omac]s,
      twa; Lith. du, Russ. dva, Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L.
      duo, Gr. dy`o, Skr. dva. [root]300. Cf. {Balance},
      {Barouche}, {Between}, {Bi-}, {Combine}, {Deuce} two in
      cards, {Double}, {Doubt}, {Dozen}, {Dual}, {Duet}, {Dyad},
      {Twain}, {Twelve}, {Twenty}, {Twice}, {Twilight}, {Twig},
      {Twine}, n., {Twist}.]
      One and one; twice one. [bd]Two great lights.[b8] --Gen. i.
      16. [bd]Two black clouds.[b8] --Milton.
  
      Note: Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds
               signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two
               parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed,
               two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand,
               two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two-leaved,
               two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part,
               two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided,
               two-story, two-stringed, two-foothed, two-valved,
               two-winged, and the like.
  
      {One or two}, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small
            number.
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