noun
the number 2
○ There are only two peppermints left in the box.
○ His son’s only two (years old), so he can’t read yet.
○ She didn’t come home until after two (o’clock).
□ one or two some, a few
○ Only one or two people came to the exhibition.
□ to put two and two together to draw a conclusion from something
○ They put two and two together and decided she must be pregnant.
two
(too), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut., twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS. twa, fem. & neut., twegen, masc., tu, neut.; akin to OFries. twene, masc., twa, fem. & neut., OS. twene, masc., twa, fem., twe, neut., D. twee, OHG. zwene, zwo, zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir, tvaer, tvau, Sw. två, Dan. to, Goth. twai, twos, twa; Lith. du, Russ. dva, Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr. dy•o, Skr. dva. rad.300. Cf. Balance, Barouche, Between, Bi- , Combine, Deuce two in cards, Double, Doubt, Dozen, Dual, Duet, Dyad, Twain, Twelve, Twenty, Twice, Twilight, Twig, Twine, n., Twist.] One and one; twice one. ´Two great lights.´ Gen. i. 16. ´Two black clouds.´ Milton. Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed, two-celled, two-eared, two- flowered, twohand, two-headed, two-horse, two- leafed or two-leaved, two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part, two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided, two-story, two-stringed, two-foothed, two-valved, two- winged, and the like. One or two, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small number.
two
n. 1. The sum of one and one; the number next greater than one, and next less than three; two units or objects.
2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii. In two, asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain; as cut in two.
2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii. In two, asunder; into parts; in halves; in twain; as cut in two.
"We've got to ditch the dodo," Simba whispered. Nala giggled and agreed. Soon the two friends found a way to escape their feathered baby-sitter.
The scentence about “The Lion King”.
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