Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having two heads or faces on one body, as the god Janus or a natural monstrosity.
- Directed by two heads or chiefs; existing under two coördinate authorities.
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- adjective Having two
heads orfaces on one body. - adjective Directed by two heads or
chiefs ; existing under twocoordinate authorities.
Etymologies
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Examples
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If you haven't read AtWS yet -- dude, it has a sun-swallowing wolf and a giant telepathic steam-powered flying two-headed metal pony.
"This is the job. Unless you have other plans." matociquala 2009
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Under surrealism, price determination will be based on the toss of a two-headed cloud during the hours of 3:00am to eleventy-never, while money will be different kinds of soup, ranging from New England barbed wire to cream of enervation.
Spencer Green: Capitalism to Be Replaced By Surrealism Spencer Green 2011
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One veteran analyst on the Islamic Republic of Iran and on the struggle between the Mullahs and the Iranian "Nationalists" led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that there is today in Tehran "a two-headed eagle; and a two-headed eagle cannot fly".
Raghida Dergham: Moscow's Hesitancy to Support the Arab Uprisings Raghida Dergham 2011
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"Our Pegasus is a real horse, black with wings, and we added harpies, two-headed dogs and humans who evolve into Arabic genies."
Movie preview 2010: Hollywood rolls out remakes and sequels 2010
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On the first scan they were the size of a two-headed pumpkin.
Black Ribbons Gary Moshimer 2011
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In the Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, a medical collection that displays the tallest skeleton in North America alongside a pickled two-headed baby and a 9ft-long human colon, is a nondescript plan chest.
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Assume that a leader's posture is a two-headed hydra--one part not explicitly acknowledging in broad marketing the existence of a threat; the other taking positive, explicit, sometimes expensive steps to protect and grow your leadership position.
How Toyota Is Defending Prius With Packaged Goods Tactics 2011
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Say what you will about Britney, she would never film a video that included shots of a two-headed, albumen-covered Baby Britney emerging from her own uterus while a voiceover discussed the mitosis of the universe.
Poll: With her new video, has Lady Gaga reached the overexposure tipping point? 2011
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One veteran analyst on the Islamic Republic of Iran and on the struggle between the Mullahs and the Iranian "Nationalists" led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that there is today in Tehran "a two-headed eagle; and a two-headed eagle cannot fly".
Raghida Dergham: Moscow's Hesitancy to Support the Arab Uprisings Raghida Dergham 2011
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On the follow-up they were smaller — a two-headed tomato.
Black Ribbons Gary Moshimer 2011
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