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2️⃣ Double; twofold 2️⃣ The number two ✂️ Into two parts
tway

tway

9.9
The number two
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • 0ur neighbor and friend, Sir Harry 0tway, has a villa in Summer Street for which he needs a tenant.

Examples

  • Go and make the twain proud of you forever.

  • I'd be lying on a bed and never the twain showed me yes.

  • The two friends sat together, reminiscing about the past and celebrating the twain of their bond.

  • In ancient poetry, the twain often symbolizes the duality of love and friendship.

  • The legend spoke of a twain journey that changed the lives of both heroes forever.

Synonyms

twa
vstway
  • UK
9.9

A Scottish word that means two

is an older archaic form rather than a living dialect word

Antonyms

one
∞ 1.0

The number after zero and before two

Surface Forms

tway singular
twys plural

Etymology

Tway comes from an old English word twā meaning 'two', and is like the English words two and twin. So as a noun tway simply meant the number 'two'.