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Historic punctuation mark (⹀)
the double hyphen ⹀ is a punctuation mark that consists of two parallel hyphens (‐). It was a development of the earlier double oblique hyphen ⸗, which
Double_hyphen
Punctuation mark used to join words
The hyphen ‐ is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen is
Hyphen
Typographical symbol
The symbol -, known in Unicode as hyphen-minus, is the form of hyphen most commonly used in digital documents. On most keyboards, it is the only character
Hyphen-minus
Family name that combines two family names
featuring two words (occasionally more), often joined by a hyphen. Notable people with double-barrelled names include Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Double-barrelled_name
be incorporated as well. No extra space is left after a comma. The double hyphen (二重ハイフン, nijū haifun or ダブルハイフン, daburu haifun) is exclusively used
Japanese_punctuation
Mathematical symbol of equality
specifically in a double-barreled name, was by the aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, as he is also known not only to have often used a double hyphen ⹀ resembling
Equals_sign
Long horizontal line punctuation mark
to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the en dash –, generally longer than the hyphen but shorter
Dash
Typographical symbol spanning letters)
above or below, and reversed. Its forms are called tie, double breve, enotikon or papyrological hyphen, ligature tie, and undertie. In the ALA-LC romanization
Tie_(typography)
Hotel and residence in Manhattan, New York
Waldorf-Astoria with a single hyphen, as recalled by a popular expression and song, "Meet Me at the Hyphen". The sign was changed to a double hyphen, looking similar
Waldorf_Astoria_New_York
Hyphen Hyphen Dash, Hyphen-minus - Hyphen-minus Hyphen-minus Minus sign, Hyphen, Dash ⹀ Double hyphen Hyphen (double) ⸗ Double oblique hyphen Hyphen (double)
List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks
List_of_typographical_symbols_and_punctuation_marks
International standards for dates and times
a double hyphen ["--"] by mutual agreement of the communicating partners", and previous versions used notations like "2000--2002". Use of a double hyphen
ISO_8601
Topics referred to by the same term
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. --- (disambiguation) (three hyphens) Double hyphen (one above the other) En dash (–) HTML comment tag wrappers, <!--
--
Slanting line punctuation mark (/)
by the hyphen -. The Fraktur script used throughout Central Europe in the early modern period used a single slash as a scratch comma and a double slash
Slash_(punctuation)
Punctuation mark (!)
four factorial) is 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 24. Two exclamation marks (n!!) is the double factorial, which is a smaller value. In front of a number (!n) represents
Exclamation_mark
Mathematical symbols (+ and −)
The name hyphen-minus derives from the original ASCII standard, where it was called hyphen–(minus). The character is referred to as a hyphen, a minus
Plus_and_minus_signs
Marks to indicate pacing of written text
quotes and apostrophes were all collapsed into two characters (' and "). The hyphen, minus sign, and dashes of various widths have been collapsed into a single
Punctuation
Mechanical device for typing characters
Retrieved 10 November 2020. In typescript, a double hyphen (--) is often used for a long dash. Double hyphens in a typeset document are a sure sign that
Typewriter
Punctuation and accent mark (~, ◌̃)
tilde sets off an element added to a word by reduplication; were a hyphen or double hyphen used instead, confusion would arise because that element would
Tilde
English. ゠ ＝ 30A0, FF1D daburu haifun (ダブルハイフン, "double hyphen") Sometimes replaces an English en dash or hyphen when writing foreign words in katakana. It
List of Japanese typographic symbols
List_of_Japanese_typographic_symbols
File format
to begin a new graph, and nodes are described within curly braces. A double-hyphen (--) is used to show relations between the nodes. // The graph name
DOT (graph description language)
DOT_(graph_description_language)
Markup language and file format
-- and end with -->. For compatibility with SGML, the string "--" (double-hyphen) is not allowed inside comments; this means comments cannot be nested
XML
Lightweight programming language
double-hyphen and runs to the end of the line, similar to Ada, Eiffel, Haskell, SQL and VHDL. Multi-line strings and comments are marked with double square
Lua
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
file name itself begins with a hyphen, or if further arguments are meant for an inner command (e.g., sudo). Double hyphen-minuses are also sometimes used
Command-line_interface
Abbreviations commonly used in Morse code
interpreted here as the new section prosign which is also the symbol for a double hyphen [=]. See discussion in subsection below.) Good afternoon 'dear old man'
Morse_code_abbreviations
Romanization system of Southern Min Chinese languages
following a double hyphen are often (but not always) grammatical function words. Some authors use an interpunct ⟨·⟩ in place of the second hyphen. In addition
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Variant of the arrangement keyboard keys
inclusion in Unicode version 18.0, expected for September 2026. This is the double hyphen (a punctuation mark different from the equals sign). This is a diacritical
Latin International keyboard layout
Latin_International_keyboard_layout
Script used for writing the Coptic language
colon U+003A Middle dot: U+00B7 En dash: U+2013 Em dash: U+2014 Slanted double hyphen: U+2E17 These are codepoints applied after that of the character they
Coptic_script
Language family of northern Japan and neighboring islands
Tōhoku and Hokkaido, that have been linked to the Izumo dialect. The double hyphen indicates a conjectural morpheme boundary. Ainu may also have been the
Ainu_languages
Grammatical construction such as 'not nothing'
In linguistics and semantics, a double negative is a construction occurring when two forms of grammatical negation are used in the same sentence. This
Double_negative
Definite article in English
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
The
Text in computer source code that is generally ignored by a compiler/interpreter
<param name="context" value="public" /> For compatibility with SGML, double-hyphen (--) is not allowed inside comments. ColdFusion provides syntax similar
Comment (computer programming)
Comment_(computer_programming)
Substituting rare characters with more common characters
and ->). U+003D = EQUALS SIGN: line drawing horizontal double line ═ (see the image), double hyphen. U+003F ? QUESTION MARK – although not an approximation
Typographic_approximation
Explanatory matter inserted between a line of original text and its translation
example, clitics may be separated with a double hyphen (or, for ease of typing, an equal sign) rather than a hyphen. A French example: Je t'aime. je⹀te⹀aime
Interlinear_gloss
Variety of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan
preceding a neutralized tone. In POJ and TL, this is the syllable before a double hyphen, e.g., Ông--sian-siⁿ (王先生) or Ông--sian-sinn. Some common aspect markers:
Taiwanese_Hokkien
Predefined shorthand signals
embedded in text the Morse code sequence ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ represents the "double hyphen" character (normally "=", but also "– –"). When the same code appears
Prosigns_for_Morse_code
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up double-barrelled in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Double-barrelled or double-barreled (with or without hyphens) may refer to: Double-barrelled
Double-barrelled
conjunction by hyphenation. While English-speakers are relaxed about using a hyphen or not, this punctuation once caused controversy between Czechs and Slovaks
List_of_double_placenames
Unicode character block
UCS L2/03-329 N2639 Everson, Michael (2003-10-03), On the use of HYPHEN and DOUBLE HYPHEN in Fraktur typography L2/03-354 N2655 Freytag, Asmus (2003-10-10)
Supplemental_Punctuation
Encoding for Unicode domain names
subset of ASCII consisting of letters, digits, and hyphens, which is called the letter–digit–hyphen (LDH) subset. For example, the German München (English:
Punycode
Writing systems for indigenous North American languages
used. Due to the final c resembling a hyphen, a double hyphen ⟨᐀⟩ is used as the Canadian Aboriginal syllabics hyphen. Some common terms as used in the context
Canadian_Aboriginal_syllabics
Punctuation of writing as used in the English language
separator, especially in technical writing. The dash (⟨‒⟩, ⟨–⟩, ⟨—⟩) and hyphen or hyphen-minus ⟨-⟩ is used: as a line continuation when a word is broken across
English_punctuation
Keyboard layout
character ∗ (U+2217 asterisk operator) is dedicated for this purpose.- The "double acute and IPA Special Selector key" (Alt Gr+r) can be used to enter all
German extended keyboard layout
German_extended_keyboard_layout
Transcription system
ing pronounced [ɪəŋ], ik pronounced [ɪək̚]. A hyphen links elements of a compound word. A double hyphen indicates that the following syllable has a neutral
Tâi-uân Lô-má-jī Phing-im Hong-àn
Tâi-uân_Lô-má-jī_Phing-im_Hong-àn
Mathematical symbol for "less than"
programming language, the less-than sign is used in conjunction with a hyphen-minus to create an arrow (<-), this can be used as the left assignment operator
Less-than_sign
2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine Lichfield, John (January 8, 2010). "Double--hyphen surname law gets both barrels". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved September
French_name
Latin-script alphabet consisting of 26 letters
publications, particularly in UK usage, have replaced the diaeresis with a hyphen, such as in co-operative. The apostrophe (', ’) is not usually considered
English_alphabet
Identifier of the destination where email messages are delivered
all-numeric; Hyphen -, provided that it is not the first or last character. This rule is known as the LDH rule (letters, digits, hyphen). In addition
Email_address
Indian actress (born 1990)
her clothing line Ms. Taken, fitness company The Tribe, skin-care brand Hyphen, as well as her production company Blue Butterfly Films. Kriti Sanon was
Kriti_Sanon
English words "the", "a(n)", and sometimes "some"
all, both, half, double, precede the definite article when used in combination (all the team, both the girls, half the time, double the amount). Exclamative
English_articles
Punctuation mark with various forms
Kirjayhtymä. p. 22. ISBN 9789512642991. Unicode Consortium. "6.2.4 Dashes and Hyphens". The Unicode Standard Version 17.0 Core Specification. Retrieved 27 April
Quotation_mark
Method to convey chess moves
squares are specified, for example: e2e4. Sometimes these are separated by a hyphen, e.g. Nb1-c3, while captures are indicated by an "x", e.g. Rd3xd7. Long
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
Imperative, procedural programming language
{65, 66, 67} puts(1, "Hello, World!\n") Program comments start with a double hyphen -- and go through the end of line. The following code looks for an old
Euphoria (programming language)
Euphoria_(programming_language)
Possessive words and phrases in the English language
"double possessive". Some writers have stigmatized this usage. However, it has a history in careful English. "Moreover, in some sentences the double genitive
English_possessive
Courtesy form of address
Dundee (due to its history as a part of St Andrews). Note titles sometimes double up, e.g. "Vice-Chancellor and Warden" at Durham University or "Provost and
English_honorifics
longest place name in Israel is כעביה-טבאש-חג'אג'רה (21 letters and 2 hyphens), a local council. it is named for the three Bedouin tribes who live there
List_of_long_place_names
Orthography used in writing the German language
meaning colours are written with a hyphen if they mean two colours: rot-braun 'red and brown', but without a hyphen if they mean an intermediate colour:
German_orthography
Sentences of the form "if x, then y"
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
English_conditional_sentences
Notation in organic chemistry for double bonds
type, within parentheses, and separated from the rest of the name with a hyphen. They are always printed as full capitals (not in lowercase or small capitals)
E–Z_notation
Pictorial representation of a facial expression
that the smiling emoticon without a hyphen "nose" :) was much more common than the original version with the hyphen :-). Linguist Vyvyan Evans argues that
Emoticon
Twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet
type, rye, lying, pyre, tyre, typhoon in a stressed open syllable, as in hyphen, cycle, cylon in a pretonic open syllable, as in hypothesis, psychologist
Y
English words that indicate a question is being asked, as a grammatical category
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
English_interrogative_words
Human-readable data serialization language
they are number sign (#) literals. List members are denoted by a leading hyphen (-) with one member per line. A list can also be specified by enclosing
YAML
Verbs with less common conjugations in English
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
English_irregular_verbs
Mathematical symbol for "greater than"
much-greater-than sign ≫. ASCII does not have the much greater-than sign. The double greater-than sign is also used for an approximation of the closing guillemet
Greater-than_sign
Language sound system
may then take proclitics, which may also carry tone: (Hyphens "–" mark prefixes, double hyphens "=" mark clitics, and plus signs "+" join compounds.)
Navajo_phonology
Typographic symbol (underline)
to create a horizontal line; other symbols with similar glyphs, such as hyphens and dashes, are also used for this purpose. In German, Slovene and some
Underscore
Archaic form of the Latin-script letter s (ſ)
the two were separated by a hyphen and line break, e.g., off-ſet, Saliſ-bury. There were no special exceptions for a double s. The first s was always long
Long_s
English embedded clause type marking non-real possibilities
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
English_subjunctive
In typography, spacing between lines
(2003). Type spaces: in-house norms in the typography of Aldus Manutius. Hyphen Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-907259-53-4. Retrieved 8 June 2020. [Quoting a
Leading
studied) and verbs ending in a group of a consonant + a vowel + a consonant double the final consonant (e.g. stop – stopped) —see English verbs for details)
Uses_of_English_verb_forms
Punctuation or diacritical mark (')
most commonly realized as [ɰ]), unless the syllable immediately follows a hyphen or other dash. This is done to remove ambiguity that could arise, as in
Apostrophe
English language suffix
and funnily (from funny). When the suffix is added to a word ending in double l, only y is added with no additional l; for example, full becomes fully
-ly
American drag performer
2013. She entered the Werk Room wearing a polka dot dress and red heels; Hyphen magazine said she resembled Bettie Page. On the fourth episode ("Black Swan:
Vivienne_Pinay
Placement of notes in music
such as drop-2 voicings, drop-4 voicings, etc. (sometimes spelled without hyphens). This system views voicings as built from the top down (probably from
Voicing_(music)
Dialect of Hokkien spoken in parts of Malaysia
hyphens linking the individual syllables. Single hyphens (-) are most often used and linked syllables undergo tone sandhi as described above. Double hyphens
Penang_Hokkien
Standard written Hungarian
However, if a surname or a foreign name ends in a double consonant, suffixes are added with a hyphen, so that the original form can be restored (e.g. Papp
Hungarian_orthography
Characters for drawing frames and boxes
characters that approximate box-drawing characters are used, such as - (hyphen-minus), | (vertical bar), _ (underscore), = (equal sign) and + (plus sign)
Box-drawing_characters
Writing system
preverbs attached with a hyphen to the main word. End-of-line word breaks not at the preverb hyphen were written with a hyphen at the end of the line,
Ojibwe_writing_systems
Typographical symbol
allows the hyphen (which may otherwise be used by convention for this purpose) to be reserved exclusively for instances where a true hyphen is intended
Interpunct
Pair of characters used to write one phoneme
authors, however, indicate it either by breaking up the digraph with a hyphen, as in hogs-head, co-operate, or, in case of a vowel hiatus, with a diaeresis
Digraph_(orthography)
Grammatical construction
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
Going-to_future
Prepositions in the English language
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
English_prepositions
Movement of liquid through a conduit due to electric potential
In chemistry, electro-osmotic flow (EOF, hyphen optional; synonymous with electro-osmosis or electro-endosmosis) is the motion of liquid induced by an
Electro-osmosis
System of phonetic notation
as of 2026[update], while the mid-macron was judged too similar to other hyphen-like symbols to receive encoding. The IPA had also used dots for neutral
International Phonetic Alphabet
International_Phonetic_Alphabet
Orthography of the Estonian language
attributive function, the hyphen is also accepted); between coordinated attributes if at least one attribute has a hyphen or a space; between remarks
Estonian_orthography
Punctuation used with Chinese characters
names such as "O'Neill". Likewise, the hyphen is used only when writing translated foreign names with hyphens. Otherwise, it is not used in Chinese and
Chinese_punctuation
Feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages
particles по and най, separated from the following adjective or adverb by a hyphen. If they are applied to a noun or a verb, they are written as separate words
Degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs
Degrees_of_comparison_of_adjectives_and_adverbs
Alphabet and spelling
follows it: de + água = d'água. It is used almost exclusively in poetry. The hyphen (-) is used to make compound words, especially plants and animal names like
Portuguese_orthography
Spelling and punctuation of the French language
standardizing several points, a few of those points being: The uniting hyphen in all compound numerals e.g. trente-et-un The plural of compound words
French_orthography
Combinations of closely affiliated words
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
English_collocations
Punctuation mark with two dots (:)
Shakespeare's Othello, the typographical construction of a colon followed by a hyphen or dash to indicate a restful pause is attested. This construction, known
Colon_(punctuation)
Form of church singing
syllable is to be sung to the second minim, a dot (·) (between words) or a hyphen (within a word) is used in the text to indicate where the note change should
Anglican_chant
four-digit serial number divided into two groups of two digits separated by a hyphen. Any leading zeroes are replaced by centered dots. White plates can have
Vehicle registration plates of Japan
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Japan
Historic house in Virginia, United States
built about 1826, with wing and one-story addition built about 1906, and hyphen in 1980 to connect to the original brick kitchen. It consists of a 2+1⁄2-story
Rock_Spring_Farm
American multinational retail corporation operating department stores
2004 savings estimate of $2,329). On June 30, 2008, Wal-Mart removed the hyphen from its logo and replaced the star with a Spark symbol. The store branding
Walmart
German engineering doctorate
Doktoringenieur was not titled in Latin but German, and therefore written with a hyphen (Dr.-Ing.). In the field of mathematics, computer science and natural sciences
Doktoringenieur
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
Gender_in_English
Using 'do' in negated clauses, questions, and other constructions
Abbreviations Capitalization Comma Hyphen Variance African-American Vernacular English AmE and BrE grammatical differences Double negatives Grammar disputes Thou
Do-support
American film production and distribution company
remaining stake in Twentieth Century-Fox for $325 million. From 1985, the hyphen was permanently deleted from the brand name, with Twentieth Century-Fox
20th_Century_Studios
Historical script used in Awadh and Bihar regions of India
boundaries ‐ hyphen and - hyphen-minus can be used for hyphenation ⸱ word separator middle dot can be used as a word boundary (as can a hyphen) Kaithi uses
Kaithi
DOUBLE HYPHEN
DOUBLE HYPHEN
Girl/Female
Christian, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Money
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Dibble.Altered spelling of German Deibel or Deubel.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Dubhghall, DOYLE means "black stranger."Â
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin nobilis, NOBLE means "noble."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Goble or Gobel.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of French Gobeil.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Coble.Americanized spelling of German Kobel.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Born during the rainy season, Money
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a sickly person, from French debile ‘frail’, ‘weak’ (from Latin debilis).Americanized spelling of German Diebel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Wombwell in South Yorkshire, named with the Old English byname Wamba meaning ‘belly’ (or this word used in a transferred topographical sense) + Old English well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.
Girl/Female
Scottish
From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a variant of the medieval personal name Tebald, Tibalt (see Theobald).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps derived from the vocabulary word soul as a term of affection.French (Soulé) : variant of Soulier 1.George Soule (1600–80), one of the passengers on the Mayflower in 1620, was one of the founders of Duxbury, MA, where he became comparatively wealthy. He left eight children.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Money; Russian Currency
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname from Old French doubel ‘twin’ (literally ‘double’, from Late Latin duplus, classical Latin duplex, from du(o) ‘two’ + plek, a root meaning ‘fold’).
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : variant of Double.In some cases, probably an altered spelling of South German Dobel or Döbel, a topographic name for someone who lived in a gorge or deep valley, Middle High German southern dialect tobel.
Girl/Female
Latin
Mistress of the home.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Dobbe, one of several pet forms of Robert in which the initial letter was altered. Compare Hobbs.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Dowdell.Possibly an altered spelling of German Daudel, Dautel, variants of Dietz.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a reduced form of the Germanic personal name Hildo (see Hildebrand, Houde).French : habitational name from any of several places in Normandy called La Houle or Les Houles, named in Old French with the singular or plural of houle ‘cave’.English : variant of Hole.
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English
Dark Water; In the Seventeenth Century; Diminutive of Douglas
DOUBLE HYPHEN
DOUBLE HYPHEN
Boy/Male
Muslim
Sword of religion (Islam)
Girl/Female
Muslim
Dark flower, Dark grey eyes
Female
English
English variant spelling of French Adeline, ADILENE means "noble."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from Hallams Farm in Wonersh, Surrey, Middle English Hullehammes ‘hill enclosures’, ‘enclosures (by the) hill’, or alternatively a variant of Hallum, with the addition of a genitive -s indicating ‘servant of’, ‘widow of’, etc.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Music of Joy
Biblical
same as Nephishesim
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Wind
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Norfolk)
English (chiefly Norfolk) : nickname for a polite and amiable person, from Middle English fit ‘proper’, ‘suited’ (of uncertain origin).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Tamil
Beautiful
DOUBLE HYPHEN
DOUBLE HYPHEN
DOUBLE HYPHEN
DOUBLE HYPHEN
DOUBLE HYPHEN
a.
To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
adv.
In twice the quantity; to twice the degree; as, doubly wise or good; to be doubly sensible of an obligation.
a.
Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.
n.
Among compositors, a doublet (see Doublet, 2.); among pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.
n.
One who, or that which, doubles.
v. i.
To set up a word or words a second time by mistake; to make a doublet.
n.
That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a plait; a fold.
n.
The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
adv.
In a double degree; doubly.
n.
Double beer; strong beer.
v. t.
To double the natural darkness of (a place).
n.
Double-quick time, step, or march.
n.
The state of being double or doubled.
n.
A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles.
a.
To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length, value, or the like; multiply by two; to double a sum of money; to double a number, or length.
imp. & p. p.
of Double
v. t.
To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder.
adv.
Twice; doubly.