two — English Dictionary

Numeral

1. A numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three.

   Examples

   Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.

2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

   Examples

   “[…]The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”

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   The surveillance program includes at least 480 LPRs that scan and record about 16.2 million vehicles per week and stores that data for two years, he wrote in the court filing.

Noun

1. The digit/figure 2.

   Examples

   The number 2202 contains three twos.

   In our example, 1210 has 1 zero, 2 ones, 1 two and 0 threes. […] The number has 2 twos.

2. A two-dollar bill.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Informal

3. A child aged two.

   Examples

   This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

4. A playing card featuring two pips.

   Synonyms

   deuce

5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

   Examples

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   It was a weary time. A carriage clock had been placed on the discoloured wooden mantelpiece, and slowly its hands crept on from one to two and from two to three.

Adjective

1. being one more than one

   Synonyms

   ii

   Examples

   he received two messages

Noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

   Synonyms

   IIdeuce

   Broader terms

   digitfigure

2. one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots

   Synonyms

   deuce

   Broader terms

   playing card