• IPA: [ˈtu]

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

   Synonyms: bissotwo

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.

Cognate with Scots twa; Northern Frisian tou, tuu ("two"); Saterland Frisian twäin, two ("two"); Western Frisian twa; Dutch twee; Low German twee, twei ("two"); German zwei, zwo ("two"); Danish - and Norwegian to; Swedish två, tu ("two"); Icelandic tvö; Faroese tvey; Latin duō; Ancient Greek δύο; Irish dhá; Lithuanian dù; Russian два; Albanian dy; xcl երկու; Sanskrit द्व; Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.

• (British) IPA: /tuː/, [tʰu̟ː], enPR: to͞o
• (America) IPA: /tu/, [tʰu̟], enPR: to͞o
• (obsolete) IPA: /twuː/, , enPR: two͞o

1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
   • 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC ↗:

     Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.

2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

• French: deux
• German: zwei (zwo, zween)
• Italian: due
• Portuguese: dois, duas
• Russian: два
• Spanish: dos

• Italian: paio, coppia
• Russian: па́ра

two (plural twos)

1. The digit/figure 2.

   The number 2202 contains three twos.

2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
3. A child aged two.

   This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

4. A playing card featuring two pips.
5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Three Investigators Come across a Dark Soul ↗”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:

     It was a weary time. A carriage clock had been placed on the discoloured wooden mantelpiece, and slowly its hands crept on from one to two and from two to three.

6. (film) Short for two shot.

• French: deux
• German: Zwei
• Italian: due
• Portuguese: dois
• Russian: дво́йка
• Spanish: dos

• French: billet de deux dollars
• German: Zweier, Zweidollarschein
• Italian: biglietto da due dollari, bancanota da due dollari
• Portuguese: cédula de dois dólares, nota de dois dólares
• Russian: двухдолларовая купюра

• Russian: двухлетний (ребёнок)

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1. (rail transport) The station code of Tai Wo in Hong Kong.