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threefold

three·fold

US/ˈθriˌfoʊld/ uncommon
adverb (1) adjective (2)

adverb

1.

by a factor of three

  • “our rent increased threefold in the past five years”
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adjective

1.

three times as great or many

  • “a claim for treble (or triple) damages”
  • “a threefold increase”
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2.

having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

  • “a double (or dual) role for an actor”
  • “the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence” R.W.Emerson
  • “every episode has its double and treble meaning” Frederick Harrison
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Origin

From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold.

Phrases

  • thick and threefold
  • threefold law

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