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twice

  [twahys] ,
Use twice in a Sentence
–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 -s 1
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twice   (twīs)   
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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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Idioms & Phrases

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. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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