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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
twice       [twahys] Pronunciation Key,
–adverb
1.two times, as in succession: Write twice a week.
2.on two occasions; in two instances: I phoned him twice.
3.in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree: twice as much.
[Origin: bef. 1150; ME twies, equiv. to twie twice (OE twige, c. OFris twīa, OS tuuīo; see twi-) + -s -s1]
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twice       (twīs)  Pronunciation Key 
adv.  
  1. In two cases or on two occasions; two times: I rewrote the essay twice.
  2. In doubled degree or amount: twice as many.


[Middle English, from Old English twiga; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
twice 
late O.E. twiga, twigea "two times" (cognate with O.Fris. twia, O.S. tuuio) + adverbial genitive ending -es.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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twice

adverb
1. two times; "I called her twice" 
2. to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright" [syn: doubly] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

twice

see cheap at twice the price; lightning never strikes twice; once bitten, twice shy; think twice.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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[=i]-, 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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