One entry found for -fold.
Main Entry: -fold
Pronunciation: secondarystressfomacrld, primarystressfomacrld
Function: suffix
Etymology: Old English -feald (suffix) "being increased (so many) times"
1 : multiplied by (a specified number) : times -- in adjectives <a twelvefold increase> and adverbs <repay you tenfold>
2 : having (so many) parts <a threefold problem>


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