Twice (?), adv. [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. tvī-, L. bi-, Gr. &?;, Skr.
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.
&fist;Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly self- explaining; as, twice-horn, twice-conquered,
twice- planted,
twice-told, and the like.
Hear it pronounced