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-fold
suffix
: multiplied by (a specified number) : times
: having (so many) parts
Full Definition of -FOLD
1
: multiplied by (a specified number) : times —in adjectives <a sixfold increase> and adverbs <repay you tenfold>
2
: having (so many) parts <threefold aspect of the problem>
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Origin of -FOLD
Middle English, from Old English -feald; akin to Old High German -falt -fold, Latin -plex, -plus, Old English fealdan
-FOLD Defined for Kids
-fold
suffix \ˌfōld\
Definition of -FOLD for Kids
1
: multiplied by a specified number : times Hint:-fold is used in adjectives <a twelvefold increase> and adverbs <repay tenfold>.
2
: having so many parts <a threefold problem>
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