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Added 1 October 2026

two

/tu/ noun

In Latin: duo, duae Wiktionary

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NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 2.

symbol

ISO 639-3 language code for Tswapong.

numeral

A numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three.
Describing a set or group with two elements.

noun

The digit/figure 2.
The number 2202 contains three twos.
A two-dollar bill.
A child aged two.
This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

Origin

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

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