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- [twahys]
- /twaɪs/
- /twaɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [twahys]
- /twaɪs/
Definitions of twice word
- adverb twice two times, as in succession: Write twice a week. 1
- adverb twice on two occasions; in two instances: I phoned him twice. 1
- adverb twice in twofold quantity or degree; in double the amount or degree: twice as much. 1
- adverb twice If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind. 0
- adverb twice You use twice in expressions such as twice a day and twice a week to indicate that two events or actions of the same kind happen in each day or week. 0
- adverb twice If one thing is, for example, twice as big or old as another, the first thing is two times as big or old as the second. People sometimes say that one thing is twice as good or hard as another when they want to emphasize that the first thing is much better or harder than the second. 0
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Origin of twice
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
before 1150; Middle English twies, equivalent to twie twice (Old English twige, cognate with Old Frisian twīa, Old Saxon tuuīo; see twi-) + -s -s1
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Parts of speech for Twice
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
twice popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
twice usage trend in Literature
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