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Definition of Two times
1. Adverb. By a factor of two. "The price increased twofold last year"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Two Times
Literary usage of Two times
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The two occur ninety-two times iu the roll of Ed ward II. In breadth it is
one-fifth of the shield. ..."
2. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1866)
"... a price in mandats equal to that of 1790 (twenty-two times ks annual worth).
It was resolved to employ part of these mandats to withdraw the assignats. ..."
3. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1879)
"two times two-thirds of a cup. Why, it must be more 'n one cup, and yet it says 'of
a cup.' If 't was n't for that, I 'd go and get two cups and fill them ..."
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