twice

== English == === Etymology === From earlier twise, from Middle English twies, twiȝes, from Old English twīġes (“twice”), from twīwa, twīġa ("twice"; whence Middle English twie (“twice”)) + -es (adverbial genitive ending). Related to Saterland Frisian twäie (“twice”), Middle Low German twiges, twies (“twice”), Middle High German zwies (“twice”). Equivalent to twi- (“(in) two; both”) +‎ -ce. Similarly constructed to the prefixes bis- and dis-, borrowed from Indo-European cognates. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /twaɪs/, [tw̥aɪs] Rhymes: -aɪs === Adverb === twice (not comparable) Two times. (usually with "as", of a specified quality) Doubled in quantity, intensity, or degree. ==== Synonyms ==== double doubly two times See also Thesaurus:twice ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== once thrice two-time