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Two has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Num

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"She placed two cookies on his plate, making sure he got exactly one for each person."

2

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

"I finally found my matching pair when I pulled the last two from the bottom of the shoe during our card game."

3

The digit/figure 2.

"He wrote the number two on his forehead to show he was listening."

In plain English: Two is the number that comes right after one and represents a pair of things.

"He ordered two beers for his friends."

Adjective
1

being one more than one

"he received two messages"

two 2 ii
Num
1

A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).

"She counted exactly two stars in the night sky, noting that there were only two visible through the clouds."

Example Sentences
"He ordered two beers for his friends." noun
See Also
double number feet eye three one cross eight
Related Terms
double number feet eye three one cross eight count twice both dance equal nose inch between pair corner card line
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
digit playing card
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
craps couple

Origin

The word "two" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *dwóh₁, which originally meant the number two. It traveled into English through Old English and Middle English forms like twā and twa.

Rhyming Words
oftwo fortwo in two one two get two big two have two sixty two forty two fifty two first two two by two thirty two twenty two eighty two ninety two one or two number two cut in two eat for two
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