two
   /tu/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [too] Show IPA ,
–noun
1.  a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
2.  a symbol for this number, as 2 or II.
3.  a set of this many persons or things.
4.  a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with two pips.
–adjective
5.  amounting to two in number.
—Idioms
6.  in two, into two separate parts, as halves: A bolt of lightning split the tree in two.
7.  put two and two together, to draw a correct conclusion from the given circumstances; infer: It didn't require a great mind to put two and two together.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE twā (fem. and neut.; cf. twain ); c. G zwei; cf. L duo, Gk dýo
More than 1, more != superior. Never 1, always 2. Second rate, weak.
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