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TWICE
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Two times
Example:
I called her twice
Classified under:
Sense 2
Meaning:
To double the degree
Example:
his eyes were double bright
Synonyms:
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Context examples:
The pause after the blocked P wave is less than twice the PP interval.
(Mobitz I, NCI Thesaurus)
Mr. Bingley had danced with her twice, and she had been distinguished by his sisters.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
These were to be given to the Indian, and he was promised twice as much if he returned with the ropes.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But, I assure you, I have never been in the house above twice in my life.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
She turned twice to gaze after him as she tripped fairy-like down the field; he, as he strode firmly across, never turned at all.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
“Nay,” said the bird, “I do not sing twice for nothing. Give that gold chain, and I will sing it you again.”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
I've read it not once, but twice and three times—the highest compliment I can pay you.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Twice already the Wicked Witch had used the charm of the Cap. Once was when she had made the Winkies her slaves, and set herself to rule over their country.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
LB-1 is twice as massive as what we thought possible.
(Unpredicted stellar black hole discovered by astronomers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
"Yes, very selfish," continued Amy, in a calm, cool voice, twice as effective just then as an angry one.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
