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two

[too] ,
–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.
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
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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