Complete Definition of "two"

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English

rank|great|must|these|88|two|us|before|see

Etymology
Via Middle English from Old English tw�

Pronunciation
AHD|to�o
IPA|/tu�/
SAMPA|/tu:/
audio|en-us-two.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�|-u�

Homophones
to, too

Cardinal number
two
w:Arabic numerals|Arabic numerals: 2
w:Chinese numerals|Chinese numerals: 貳, �
w:Roman numerals|Roman numerals: II, ii (Unicode: �, �)

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  • Next: three, 3
  1. The cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. This many: ��. Ordinal: second.
Translations
trans-top|one plus one
Afrikaans: twee
Albanian: t-|sq|dy|xs=Albanian
American Sign Language: Image:LSQ 2.jpg|25px
Amuzgo: bè
Apache (Western): naki
Arabic: ARchar|اث�ا� unicode|(�iθná�n), ARchar|اث��� unicode|(�iθné�n)
Aramaic:
Armenian: Õ¥Ö�Õ¯Õ¸Ö� (yerkoo)
Assamese: দ�� (dui)
Aymara: paya
Basque: bi#Basque|bi
Bengali: BNchar|দ�� (dui)
Bosnian: t-|bs|dva
Breton: daou m, div f
Bulgarian: две (dve)
Catalan: dos m, dues f :ca:dos|^
Cherokee: �� (tali)
Chinese:
Cornish: dew m, diw f
Crimean Tatar: eki#Crimean Tatar|eki
Croatian: t+|hr|dva
Czech: dva#Czech|dva, dv�
Danish: t+|da|to
Dutch: t+|nl|twee
Erzya: кав�о (kavto)
Esperanto: du (1), dua (2)
Estonian: t-|et|kaks
Faroese: t-|fo|tveir|m|xsFaroese, t-|fo|tvær|f|xsFaroese, t-|fo|tvey|n|xs=Faroese
Fijian: rua
Finnish: kaksi (:fi:kaksi|^)
French: t+|fr|deux
Frisian: twa
Ga: unicode|eny��, eny�
Galician: dous
Garífuna: biñá, biama, bián
Georgian: ��� (ori)
German: zwei, zwo :de:zwei|^
Greek: δ�ο (dýo)
Guaraní: mokõi
Hawaiian: lua
Hebrew: שת��� (štáyim) f (used for numbering), שנ��� (šnáyim) m
Hindi: द� (do)
Hungarian: t+|hu|kett�, t-|hu|két
Icelandic: t+|is|tveir|m, t+|is|tvær|f, t+|is|tvö|n
Ido: du
Ilocano: dua
Indonesian: t-|id|dua|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: duo#Interlingua|duo
Irish: dó, (when counting objects) dhá, (when counting people) beirt
Italian: t+|it|due
Japanese: � (�, ni), �� (���, futatsú)
Kalaallisut: marluk
Karelian: kaksi
Khmer: KMchar|��� (pī)
Komi: к�к (kyk)
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Korean: � (dul) / � (du); � (�, i)
Kurdish: t+|ku|du, t+|ku|د�|sc=FAchar
Latin: duo m|n; duae f
Latvian: divi
Lithuanian: t+|lt|du|xs=Lithuanian
Livonian: kakš
Lojban: re#Lojban|re
Malagasy: roa
Maltese: tnejn
Manchu: juwe
Manx: daa, ghaa
Maori: t+|mi|rua|xs=Maori
Marathi: द�न (dona)
Mari: кок�� (kokyt)
Mapudungun: epu
Maricopa: xvikk
Marshallese: ruo
Nahuatl: ome
Norwegian: t+|no|to
Novial: du
O'odham: go:k
Occitan: dos
Old English: twegen|tw�ġen m, twa|tw� f/n
Oriya: ଦ�� (dui)
Persian: FAchar|د� (do)
Polish: t+|pl|dwa
Portuguese: t+|pt|dois|m, t+|pt|duas|f
Punjabi: ਦ� (d�)
Rohingya: dui
Romanian: t-|ro|doi|m, t-|ro|dou�|f
Romany: dui
Russian: два#Russian|два (dva) m & n, две#Russian|две (dve) f, двое (dvóje, collective)
Saami: guokte
Sanskrit: द�वि dvi, द�व� (dve)
Scottish Gaelic: dà#Scottish Gaelic|dà (before nouns), dhà (free-standing)
Serbian:

Sindhi: SDchar|ٻ�� (ba)
Sinhala: ද�� (dheka)
Slovak: dvaja, dva#Slovak|dva, dve
Slovene: dve, dva#Slovene|dva
Spanish: t+|es|dos
Swedish: två (:sv:två|^)
Tagalog: dalawá
Tatar: t+|tt|ике|scCyrl|xsTatar, t-|tt|ike|xs=Tatar
Telugu: ర��డ� (remddu)
Tetum: rua#Tetum|rua
Thai: THchar|สอ� (sááwng)
Tok Pisin: tupela
Tupinambá: mokõî
Turkish: t+|tr|iki
Tzutujil: ka�i
Ukrainian: два (dva) m, дв� (dvi) f, дво� (dvóje, collective), дв�йко (dvíjko, colloquial), дв���ко (dvíje�ko, colloquial diminutive)
Urdu: URchar|د� (do)
Veps: kak�
Vietnamese: t+|vi|hai|xs=Vietnamese
Võro: kat�
Votic: kahsi / ка��и
Walloon: deus
Welsh: t+|cy|dau|m|xsWelsh, t-|cy|dwy|f|xsWelsh
Yiddish: t-|yi|צ����|trtsvey|scHebr|xs=Yiddish
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Translations to be checked

checktrans
one plus one
ttbc|Swahili: mbili

Noun
en-noun

  1. <!--DefN2-->The digit/figure 2.

#: The number 2202 contains three twos.

  1. <!--DefNBill-->(US informal) A two-dollar bill.
  2. A child aged two.

#: This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

Translations
<!--DefN2-->digit or figure

Bosnian: t-|bs|dvojka|f
Chinese: � (èr)
Croatian: t-|hr|dvojka|f
Czech: t-|cs|dvojka|f
Danish: t-|da|total|n
Dutch: t+|nl|twee|f
Esperanto: t+|eo|du|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|kaks
Faroese: tveytal n
Finnish: t+|fi|kakkonen
French: deux m or p
German: t-|de|Zwei|f
Hebrew: t-|he|שת���|f|trshtáyim|scHebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|kett�
Interlingua: duo, duos p
Italian: due m or p
mid
Japanese: � (�, ni)
Lithuanian: dvejetas m
Persian: fa-Arab|د� (do)
Polish: dwójka f
Portuguese: t+|pt|dois|m
Romanian: t-|ro|doi|m
Russian: двойка (dvójka) f
Serbian:

Slovene: t-|sl|dvojka|f
Spanish: t+|es|dos|m
Swedish: tvåa c
Tok Pisin: tu
Ukrainian: дв�йка (dvíjka) f
Welsh: t+|cy|dau|m|xsWelsh, t-|cy|dwy|f|xsWelsh

<!--DefNBill-->two-dollar bill

<!--Put left column here-->
Dutch: biljet van twee dollar n
Faroese: tveydollaraseðil m
French: billet de deux dollars m
German: Zweier m, Zweidollarschein m
Italian: biglietto da due dollari m, bancanota da due dollari f
mid
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Russian: дв��долла�овка (dvuxdollaróvka) f, дв����бл�вка (dvuxrubljóvka) f
Swedish: tvådollarssedel c

Derived terms
two-up
two's complement

Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. rfd-sense Two years of age; two years old.

Translations
trans-top|Two years old
Chinese: t-|cmn|两|scHani|xsMandarin i|li�ng
Dutch: t|nl|tweejarig, t|nl|tweejarige
Esperanto: t-|eo|dujara|xs=Esperanto
Faroese: he is two = hann er tvey (ár(a gamal))
French: he is two = il a deux ans
German: t+|de|zwei, t|de|zweijährig
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Hebrew: boy two years old �� שנת��� (ben shnatáyim) m; girl two years old �ת שנת��� (bat shnatáyim) f
Hungarian: kétéves
Italian: he is two = avere#Italian|ha due#Italian|due anno#Italian|anni
Russian: he is two = он|ем� два год|года (jemú dva góda)
Thai: THchar|(อายุ)สอ��ี(�ว�) (aayóo s�ng-bpee kùap)
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See also
top2
2
2nd
both
couple
double
mid2
dual
pair
second
twice
twin
two-

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