English Dictionary: Two | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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. |