What is the difference between two and deuce?
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(label) A numerical value equal to ; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. Ordinal: second. This many dots (••).
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Describing a set or group with two components.
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(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
A child aged two.
The playing cards featuring two pips.
(cards) A card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
(dice) A side of a die with two spots.
(dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
The number two.
(tennis) A tie, both players have the same number of points and one can win by scoring two additional points.
(baseball) A curveball
(custom cars) A '32 FordGeisert, Eric. "The California Spyder", in Street Rodder'', 8/99, p.34; Mayall, Joe. "Driving Impression: Reproduction Deuce Hiboy", in ''Rod Action , 2/78, p.26. in plural, 2-barrel (twin-choke) carburetors (in the term 3 deuces, an arrangement on a common intake manifold).
(restaurants) A table seating two diners.
(slang) Excrement.
(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger
As nouns the difference between two and deuce
is that two is the digit/figure 2 while deuce is a card with two spots, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.As a numeral two
is a numerical value equal to 2; the second number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the set {0, 1}; one plus one. Ordinal: second. This many dots (••).two
English
(wikipedia two)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete outside dialects)Numeral
(head)- Venters began to count them—one—two —three—four—on up to sixteen.
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Derived terms
* four by two * in two * put two and two together * two-by-four * two-dimensional * two-edged * two-faced * two heads are better than one * two-piece * two-stroke * two-tone * two-way * two-wheelerSee also
*Noun
(en noun)- The number 2202 contains three two s.
- This toy is suitable for the two s and threes.
See also
*Derived terms
* two-up * two's complementSee also
* * * both * couple * double * dual * pair * second * twice * twin * two-Statistics
*deuce
English
(wikipedia deuce)Etymology 1
(etyl) , from (etyl) deus, from (etyl) duo.Noun
(en noun)Coordinate terms
* (card with two spots)Etymology 2
Compare , from (etyl) deus (compare (deity).)Noun
(en noun)- Love is a bodily infirmity . . . which breaks out the deuce knows how or why (Thackeray)