two-way

English

Etymology

From two +‎ way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“intersection, junction of two roads”).

Adjective

two-way (not comparable)

  1. (of a highway) allowing traffic in two directions
  2. (of traffic) moving in both directions
  3. (of a radio, etc.) permitting communication in two directions
  4. (of a project, treaty, etc.) involving the mutual action or participation of two parties
  5. (American football) Playing both offense and defense in the same game
  6. (statistics, of a table, etc.) Having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.
two-way chart, two-way table

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Noun

two-way (plural two-ways)

  1. (Cincinnati) A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti.

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