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In Sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture represents two-thirds of all employment, governments are proving that resource commitments yield success. In 2004, African heads of state pledged 10 percent of their national budgets to achieve 6 percent annual growth in agriculture. By 2008, 20 African countries had met or exceeded that 6 percent target.
Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Meaning of "two-thirds" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TWO-THIRDS

two-thirds  [ˌtuːˈθɜːdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWO-THIRDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Two-Thirds is a pronoun.
The pronoun is a word that replaces other terms that designate people or things at any given moment.

WHAT DOES TWO-THIRDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of two-thirds in the English dictionary

The definition of two-thirds in the dictionary is an amount of something that is two out of three equal parts of it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TWO-THIRDS


beads
biːdz
boards
bɔːdz
Byrds
bɜːdz
cards
kɑːdz
curds
kɜːdz
deeds
diːdz
Guards
ɡɑːdz
hurds
hɜːdz
keyboards
ˈkiːbɔːdz
Leeds
liːdz
Lords
lɔːdz
lovebirds
ˈlʌvbɜːdz
needs
niːdz
proceeds
ˈprəʊsiːdz
records
ˈrɛkɔːdz
regards
rɪˈɡɑːdz
rewards
rɪˈwɔːdz
thirds
θɜːdz
towards
təˈwɔːdz
words
wɜːdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWO-THIRDS

two-sided
two-speed
two-spot
two-star
two-star petrol
two-step
two-storey
two-stroke
two-tailed
two-tailed pasha
two-tier
two-tier financing
two-time
two-timer
two-tone
two-tooth
two-up
two-way
two-way mirror
two-way street

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWO-THIRDS

afterwards
backwards
be a box of birds
billiards
cords
Edwards
for the birds
form of words
hazards
house of cards
in other words
in so many words
of few words
of many words
on the cards
onwards
put into words
Richards
standards
upwards

Synonyms and antonyms of two-thirds in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «two-thirds» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWO-THIRDS

Find out the translation of two-thirds to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of two-thirds from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «two-thirds» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

三分之二
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dos tercios
570 millions of speakers

English

two-thirds
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दो तिहाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثلثين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

две трети
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dois terços
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুই-তৃতীয়াংশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deux tiers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua pertiga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zwei Drittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

三分の二
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

3분의 2
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rong pertiga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai phần ba
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்றில் இரண்டு பங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दोन तृतीयांश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

üçte iki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

due terzi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwie trzecie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дві третини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

două treimi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δύο τρίτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twee - derdes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

två tredjedelar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

to tredjedeler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of two-thirds

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-THIRDS»

The term «two-thirds» is very widely used and occupies the 19.087 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWO-THIRDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about two-thirds

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10 QUOTES WITH «TWO-THIRDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word two-thirds.
1
Jeff Abbott
I outline in some detail, but even after the outline is done I often get a new idea that is an improvement, so the outline is a living, breathing thing as well. I also re-outline when I'm two-thirds done, to be sure that there is an emotional payoff from all the plot lines and to be sure the story is as tight as it can be.
2
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
You have 60 countries in the world with a terrorist problem. That's two-thirds of the world. We have this group in Basilan, which is a small island in the far south of the Philippines, and the island itself has a population of - what? - 300,000.
3
Peter Benenson
Torture is banned but in two-thirds of the world's countries it is still being committed in secret. Too many governments still allow wrongful imprisonment, murder or 'disappearance' to be carried out by their officials with impunity.
4
Dave Brat
Fannie and Freddie made two-thirds of all subprime mortgages. That is not a free market institution. That entity, along with the Fed printing too much money back in '03 and '04, caused the housing collapse. So we need to take free markets seriously. That means we have to put an end to all these tax credits and tax deductions and loopholes.
5
John Breaux
I needed to explain that Louisiana's coast accepts the drainage from two-thirds of the United States and, while the necessary levees constructed upstream have prevented floods, they have also contributed to problems downstream.
6
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture represents two-thirds of all employment, governments are proving that resource commitments yield success. In 2004, African heads of state pledged 10 percent of their national budgets to achieve 6 percent annual growth in agriculture. By 2008, 20 African countries had met or exceeded that 6 percent target.
7
Jimmy Carter
Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world.
8
Chip Conley
Daniel Goleman has proven that two-thirds of the success in business is based upon our Emotional Intelligence as opposed to our IQ or our level of experience. As we look for the next crop of future CEOs, maybe it's time for America's corporations to start interviewing grads from the psychology master's programs rather than the M.B.A. programs.
9
Nathan Deal
Every year, nearly two-thirds of the approximately 200,000 patients in need of a bone marrow transplant will not find a marrow donor that matches within their families.
10
Karen DeCrow
As I grow older, I become more and more of a Marxist - Groucho, that is. When you have lived two-thirds of your life, you know the value of a good joke.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWO-THIRDS»

Discover the use of two-thirds in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to two-thirds and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Two-Thirds
This book demonstrates how the secrets of our ancient structures such as the Great Pyramids in Egypt, the city of Teotihuacán in Mexico and Stonehenge in England. hold the key to the development of new energy and propulsion sources for the ...
David P. Myers, David S. Percy, 1993
2
Two Thirds Home
THE STORY: Two brothers, Michael and Paul, return to their childhood home after their mother's funeral.
Padraic Lillis, 2008
3
The Cry of the Two-Thirds
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Susanna Rebecca Graham Clark, 2010
4
A Generalized Alternative Leadership Development Model for ...
Findings confirm the need for an alternative leadership development model.
David W. Baylor, 2007
5
Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing ...
12 But they become visible and even central to the definition of One-Third/Two- Thirds Worlds because indigenous claims for sovereignty, their lifeways and environmental and spiritual practices, situate them as central to the definition of " social ...
Chandra Talpade Mohanty, 2003
6
A History of Nigeria
Shagari gained the requisite 25 percent of the vote in only twelve of the federation's nineteen states, however, less than the two-thirds needed to win the presidency outright. In a thirteenth state, Kano, Shagari claimed only 19.4 percent of the ...
Toyin Falola, Matthew M. Heaton, 2008
7
A Concordance to the Constitution of the United States of ...
.A rt. I V. 3, 1. if no person have a majority, then from the two highest. . . . . ..Anund. XII. a. Two-thirds-eonvicted without the concurrence of two-thirds. .. . .Art. I. 3, 6. with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member. .. .. . . . .A rt. I. 5, a. two-thirds  ...
Charles Woodward Stearns, 1872
8
Taxing Wages 2009
for single workers at five-thirds of the average wage level), Canada (–6 percentage points for single parents earning two-thirds of the average wage level , –6.6 percentage points for oneearner married couples and –5.1 percentage points for ...
OECD, 2010
9
Basic Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals
If less than $8,000 in total dollar amount votes to accept, the class will have rejected the plan, even if eleven creditors voted to accept the plan (less than two- thirds in amount). A majority in number and two-thirds in dollar amount are required ...
David L. Buchbinder, 2008
10
Taxing Wages 2010
with at least five percentage points for all family types with single parents at two- thirds ofthe average wage enjoying an income tax reduction of 11 percentage points. In Finland, all families enjoyed an average income tax rate reduction that  ...
OECD, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWO-THIRDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term two-thirds is used in the context of the following news items.
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Two-thirds of public against building on Britain's green belt land
Campaigners are calling on government to be more specific on the circumstances in which green belt boundaries can be changed. Photograph: Matt ... «The Guardian, Aug 15»
2
Two-thirds of uninsured Californians gain coverage after …
“For people that didn't have health insurance, California has been very successful in enrolling two-thirds of that group,” said Mollyann Brodie, a senior vice ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
Two-thirds of voters say Obama administration deal with Iran needs …
Voters are only lukewarm when it comes to the nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran finalized earlier this week - while two thirds appear particularly ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
4
Two-thirds of US adults are overweight or obese
The number of people considered obese or overweight in the United States continues to go up, signaling an ongoing upward swing in chronic health conditions ... «Futurity: Research News, Jun 15»
5
Two-thirds of Iowa cities losing people
A Des Moines suburb is the fastest growing city in Iowa, but a vast majority of the state's cities are losing people so far this decade, an analysis of population data ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jun 15»
6
Poll: Two-thirds expect justices to legalize gay marriage
Two-thirds of Americans expect the Supreme Court to hand down a victory for gay and lesbian couples later this month and legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
7
Two-Thirds of Latinos Consider Hispanic Their Race: Pew Report
Two-thirds of Latinos in the U.S. consider their Hispanic background to be part of their race, a newly released Pew Research Center survey has found. That's the ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
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New Poll Shows Two-Thirds Of Doctors Reluctant To Share Health …
Pharma & Healthcare 6/08/2015 @ 2:33AM 5,484 views. New Poll Shows Two-Thirds Of Doctors Reluctant To Share Health Data With Patients. Comment Now. «Forbes, Jun 15»
9
Two-Thirds of Californians Support Barring Unvaccinated Children …
Just over two-thirds of California adults — and nearly as many parents of public school students — say unvaccinated children should not be allowed to attend ... «KQED, Jun 15»
10
Without Two-Thirds Rule, Senate Moving Patrick's Priorities
Whereas it used to take the support of two-thirds of the senators present to bring up a measure, it now takes only three-fifths. The move was more than an ... «Texas Tribune, May 15»

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