Category:Twice

Twice, adv. Etym: [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. tvi-, l. bi-, gr. 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.

Note: twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self- Explaining; as, twice-horn, twice-conquered, twice-planted, twice- Told, and the like.