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number 2

number 2 is the abbreviation of 2 pencil.

number 2 is the alternative form of two.

Meaning of two

Noun

two (plural twos)

  1. The digit/figure 2.
    • The number 2202 contains three twos.
  2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
  3. A child aged two.
    • This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.
  4. A playing card featuring two pips.
    Synonyms:
    deuce
  5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
    • It was a weary time. A carriage clock had been placed on the discoloured wooden mantelpiece, and slowly its hands crept on from one to two and from two to three.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Three Investigators Come across a Dark Soul”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published...

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Forms of number 2

pluralnumber 2s

Questions about number 2

What is number 2 the abbreviation of?
Number 2 is the abbreviation of 2 pencil.

Words near number 2 in the dictionary

  1. numbedness
  2. number
  3. number 10
  4. number 10s
  5. Number 11
  6. number 2
  7. number 2 pencil
  8. number 2 pencils
  9. number 2s
  10. number close
  11. number closed

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