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threefold.

Three times as great.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Three times as great.

    not-comparable
  2. Triple.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

adv
  1. By a factor of three.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. An algebraic variety of dimension 3.

Where this word comes from

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

verb
  1. To make threefold; to triple.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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