two-thirds


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two thirds

pron
(Mathematics) two out of three equal parts of something
adv
(Mathematics) to the extent of being two out of three equal parts of something
adj
(Mathematics) of, relating to, or consisting of two out of three equal parts of something
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Noun1.two-thirds - two of three equal parts of a divisible wholetwo-thirds - two of three equal parts of a divisible whole
common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
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