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twice
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial twice has 2 senses
- twice(r = adv.all) Array - two times; "I called her twice"
- twice(r = adv.all) double, doubly - to double the degree; "she was doubly rewarded"; "his eyes were double bright"
CIDE DICTIONARY
twice, 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. tvī-, L. bi-, Gr. di-, Skr. dvi-, and E. two. See Two.].
- Two times; once and again. [1913 Webster]"He twice essayed to cast his son in gold." [1913 Webster]
- Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor. [1913 Webster]"Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self-explaining;
as, ." [1913 Webster]twice -born,twice -conquered,twice -planted,twice -told, and the like
OXFORD DICTIONARY
twice, adv.
1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions.
2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good).
1 two times (esp. of multiplication); on two occasions.
2 in double degree or quantity (twice as good).
Etymology
ME twiges f. OE twige (as TWO, -S(3))
ROGET THESAURUS
twice
Duplication
N duplication, doubling, gemination, ingemination, reduplication, iteration, renewal, double, doubled, bicipital, bicephalous, bidental, bilabiate, bivalve, bivalvular, bifold, biform, bilateral, bifarious, bifacial, twofold, two-sided, disomatous, duplex, double-faced, double-headed, twin, duplicate, ingeminate, second, twice, once more, over again, as much again, twofold, secondly, in the second place, again.
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