two 
two [two twos] BrE [tuː] NAmE [tuː] number 2 There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five. more at be in two minds about sth/doing sthbe of two minds about sth/doing sth at ↑mind n., in two shakesin a couple of shakes at ↑shake n. Idioms: day/moment/pound or two ▪ ↑fall between two stools ▪ ↑in two ▪ ↑in twos and threes ▪ ↑it takes two to do something ▪ not have two beans/brain cells to rub together ▪ ↑put two and two together ▪ ↑that makes two of us ▪ ↑two sides of the same coin Word Origin: Old English twā (feminine and neuter) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch twee and German zwei, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin and Greek duo. Compare with ↑twain.
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