two-thirds

1. 1.

   two of three equal parts of a divisible whole

   Broadercommon fraction

Questions about two-thirds

What does two-thirds mean?

two-thirds means "two of three equal parts of a divisible whole".

How many syllables are in two-thirds?

two-thirds has 2 syllables: two--thirds. The stress falls on "thirds". In IPA it is /ˌtuˈθɝdz/.

Is two-thirds a common word?

two-thirds is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.