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two

  [too] ,
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–noun
1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with two pips.
–adjective
5. amounting to two in number.
—Idioms
6. in two, into two separate parts, as halves: A bolt of lightning split the tree in two.
7. put two and two together, to draw a correct conclusion from the given circumstances; infer: It didn't require a great mind to put two and two together.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE twā (fem. and neut.; cf. twain ); c. G zwei; cf. L duo, Gk dýo
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two   (tōō)   
n.  

  1. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 1 + 1.

  2. The second in a set or sequence.

  3. Something having two parts, units, or members, especially a playing card, the face of a die, or a domino with two pips.

  4. A two-dollar bill.


[Middle English, from Old English twā; see dwo- in Indo-European roots.]
two adj. & pron.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

two 
O.E. twa, fem. and neut. form of twegen "two" (see twain), from P.Gmc. *twai (cf. O.S., O.Fris. twene, twa, O.N. tveir, tvau, Du. twee, O.H.G. zwene, zwo, Ger. zwei, Goth. twai), from PIE *duwo (cf. Skt. dvau, Avestan dva, Gk. duo, L. duo, O.Welsh dou, Lith. dvi, O.C.S. duva, first element in Hittite ta-ugash "two years old"). Twofold is O.E. tweofeald. Dance style two-step is recorded from 1900. Twofer is first recorded 1911 (originally in ref. to cigars), from two for (a dollar, etc.). Two-faced "deceitful" first recorded 1619. Two cheers for _____, expressing qualified enthusiasm first recorded 1951 in E.M. Forster's title "Two Cheers for Democracy." Two-dimensional is recorded from 1883; fig. sense of "lacking substance or depth" is attested from 1934.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

two

In addition to the idioms beginning with two, also see fall between the crack (two stools); for two cents; game that two can play; goody-two-shoes; in two shakes; it takes two; kill two birds with one stone; know all the answers (a thing or two); lesser of two evils; like as two peas in a pod; no two ways about it; of two minds; put two and two together; that makes two of us; thing or two; wear two hats.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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