First Known Use: before 12th century
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1two
adjective \ˈtü\
Definition of TWO
1
: being one more than one in number
2
: being the second —used postpositively <section two of the instructions>
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Origin of TWO
Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen two (masculine), tū (neuter), Old High German zwēne, Latin duo, Greek dyo
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Rhymes with TWO
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
2two
pronoun, plural in construction
Definition of TWO
1
: two countable individuals not specified <only two were found>
2
: a small approximate number of indicated things <only a shot or two were fired>
First Known Use of TWO
before 12th century
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3two
noun
: the number 2
: the second in a set or series
: two o'clock
plural twos
Full Definition of TWO
1
— see number table
2
: the second in a set or series <the two of spades>
3
: a 2-dollar bill
4
: something having two units or members
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First Known Use of TWO
13th century
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TWO Defined for Kids
1two
adjective \ˈtü\
Definition of TWO for Kids
: being one more than one
2two
noun
Definition of TWO for Kids
1
: one more than one : 2
2
: the second in a set or series
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