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twice as less

twice as less adverb: half as much.

Adverb

twice as less (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard, proscribed) Half as much.
    • The governing party receives twice as less votes here than it does on average across Russia.2015 July 27, Yaroslav Vlasov, “Electioneering games in Siberia”, in Open Democracy
    • But this^([sic]) two oncoming waves move with velocity approximately twice as less as previous component: […].2002, Claude R. Phipps, editor, High-power Laser Ablation III, SPIE, page 415

Origin of twice as less

twice + as + less.

Questions about twice as less

What does twice as less mean?
Twice as less means half as much.
What part of speech is twice as less?
Twice as less is an adverb.

Words near twice as less in the dictionary

  1. twiblade
  2. twiblades
  3. twibling
  4. twiblings
  5. twice
  6. twice as less
  7. Twice Brewed
  8. twice removed
  9. twice twice
  10. twice-baked bread
  11. twice-baked breads

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