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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
twice
    adv 1: two times; "I called her twice"
    2: to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes
       were double bright" [syn: doubly, double, twice]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Twice \Twice\ (tw[imac]s), adv. [OE. twies (where the s is the
   adverbial ending; see -wards), twie, AS. twiges, twiwa;
   akin to twi- (in comp.) two, G. zwie-, OHG. zwi-, Icel.
   tv[imac]-, L. bi-, Gr. di-, Skr. dvi-, and E. two. See
   Two.]
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   1. Two times; once and again.
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            He twice essayed to cast his son in gold. --Dryden.
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   2. Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum;
      he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.
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   Note: Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly
         self-explaining; as, twice-born, twice-conquered,
         twice-planted, twice-told, and the like.
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3. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906)
TWICE, adv.  Once too often.


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