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twice — [twaıs] adv, predeterminer [: Old English; Origin: twiga] 1.) two times ▪ He was questioned by police twice yesterday. twice a day/week/year etc (=two times in the same day, week etc) ▪ Letters were delivered twice a week only. ▪ None of our… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Twice — 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. tv[=i] , L. bi , Gr. ?, Skr. dvi , and E. two. See {Two}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Two times;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twice — est un fanzine français quadrimestriel. Créé en 1994 par Clément Marchal et Valéry Roché, ce fanzine noir et blanc traite des cultures parallèles, cold, dark, goth, indus, wave, et indépendantes. Frédéric Juille, alias Lapin Noir, graphiste,… … Wikipédia en Français
Twice — may refer to:* Something happening two times * TWICE, a magazine published by Reed Business Informationee alsoDouble … Wikipedia
twice — [twīs] adv. [ME twies < OE twiges < twiga, twice, akin to twa, TWO + es, gen. sing. ending] 1. on two occasions or in two instances 2. two times 3. two times as much or as many; twofold; doubly … English World dictionary
twice — late O.E. twiga, twigea two times (cognate with O.Fris. twia, O.S. tuuio) + adverbial genitive ending es … Etymology dictionary
twice — ► ADVERB 1) two times. 2) double in degree or quantity. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
twice — [[t]twa͟ɪs[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with v, ADV adv, ADV n If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind. He visited me twice that fall and called me on the telephone often... The government has twice declined to back the … English dictionary
TWICE — Infobox Newspaper name = TWICE caption = type = business magazine format = Paper and online magazine foundation = 1986 ceased publication = price = owners = Reed Business Information editor = Stephen Smith founder = language = English political … Wikipedia
twice — see fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me he gives twice who gives quickly lightning never strikes the same place twice measure twice, cut once once bitten, twice shy opportunity never knocks … Proverbs new dictionary
twice — twice1 [ twaıs ] adverb *** 1. ) two times: He s phoned twice already this morning. twice a day/month/week 2. ) two times the amount or rate of something: The United States has twice as many people as Japan. twice twice 2 [ twaıs ] determiner *… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
