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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
two
    adj 1: being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn:
           two, 2, ii]
    n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a
         numeral representing this number [syn: two, 2, II,
         deuce]
    2: one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
       [syn: deuce, two]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Two \Two\, n.
   1. The sum of one and one; the number next greater than one,
      and next less than three; two units or objects.
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   2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.
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   In two, asunder; into two parts; in halves; in twain; as,
      cut in two.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Two \Two\ (t[=oo]), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut.,
   twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS.
   tw[=a], fem. & neut., tw[=e]gen, masc., t[=u], neut.; akin to
   OFries. tw[=e]ne, masc., tw[=a], fem. & neut., OS. tw[=e]ne,
   masc., tw[=a], fem., tw[=e], neut., D. twee, OHG. zw[=e]ne,
   zw[=o], zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir, tv[ae]r, tvau, Sw.
   tv[*a], Dan. to, Goth. twai, tw[=o]s, twa; Lith. du, Russ.
   dva, Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr. dy`o, Skr. dva.
   [root]300. Cf. Balance, Barouche, Between, Bi-,
   Combine, Deuce two in cards, Double, Doubt, Dozen,
   Dual, Duet, Dyad, Twain, Twelve, Twenty, Twice,
   Twilight, Twig, Twine, n., Twist.]
   One and one; twice one. "Two great lights." --Gen. i. 16.
   "Two black clouds." --Milton.
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   Note: Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds
         signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two
         parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed,
         two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand,
         two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two-leaved,
         two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part,
         two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided,
         two-story, two-stringed, two-toothed, two-valved,
         two-winged, and the like.
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   One or two, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small
      number.
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Thesaurus Results for Two:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
biform, bifurcated, bilateral, bipartisan, bipartite, both, brace, couple, couplet, dichotomous, distich, double, double harness, doublet, duad, duadic, dual, dualistic, duet, duo, duplex, duplicated, dyad, dyadic, identical, match, matched, mates, pair, set of two, span, team, the two, twain, twin, twinned, two-sided, twosome, yoke
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