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THREEFOLD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does threefold mean?
• THREEFOLD (adjective)
The adjective THREEFOLD has 2 senses:
1. three times as great or many
2. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Familiarity information: THREEFOLD used as an adjective is rare.
• THREEFOLD (adverb)
The adverb THREEFOLD has 1 sense:
1. by a factor of three
Familiarity information: THREEFOLD used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Three times as great or many
Synonyms:
three-fold; threefold; treble; triple
Context example:
a threefold increase
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Synonyms:
double; dual; three-fold; threefold; treble; two-fold; twofold
Context example:
every episode has its double and treble meaning
Similar:
multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)
Sense 1
Meaning:
By a factor of three
Synonyms:
three times; threefold
Context example:
our rent increased threefold in the past five years
Context examples
The turning points were 1999-2000, when PGR surged from 0.08% to 0.24% (a threefold increase) and 2005-2006, when PGR jumped from 0.4% to 0.72%.
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