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Webster 1913 Edition

Twice

Twice

(twīs)
,
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.
tvī-
, L.
bi-
, Gr.
δι-
, Skr.
dvi-
, and E.
two
. See
Two
.]
1.
Two times; once and again.
He
twice
essayed to cast his son in gold.
Dryden.
2.
Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree;
as,
twice
the sum; he is
twice
as fortunate as his neighbor
.
☞Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self-explaining;
as,
twice
-born,
twice
-conquered,
twice
-planted,
twice
-told, and the like
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Twice

TWICE

,
adv.
[from two.] Two times.
He twice essay'd to cast his son in gold.
1.
Doubly; as twice the sum. He is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.
2.
Twice is used in composition; as in twice-told, twice-born, twice-planted, twice-conquered.

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