twothirds

See also: two thirds and two-thirds

English

Etymology

two +‎ thirds

Noun

twothirds (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard) Two thirds; the amount or proportion corresponding to two out of three.
    • 2007 January 24, Damien Cave, “Iraq Parliament Finds a Quorum Hard to Come By”, in New York Times‎:
      Though the Constitution grants Iraq’s only elected body wide powers to pass laws and investigate, sectarian divisions and the need for a twothirds majority in some cases have often led to deadlock.
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