twofold
having two elements or parts.
twice as great or as much; double.
in twofold measure; doubly.
Origin of twofold
1Other words from twofold
- twofoldness, noun
Words Nearby twofold
Other definitions for two-fold (2 of 2)
a unit of stage scenery consisting of two flats hinged together.
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How to use twofold in a sentence
Priming produced by strongly related words dropped by 90 percent, while that produced by weak primes increased more than twofold.
Dreaming Is Like Taking LSD - Issue 95: Escape | Antonio Zadra & Robert Stickgold | January 14, 2021 | NautilusThe reason we don’t know if the vaccine can prevent transmission is twofold.
The commission was created this year by the General Assembly with a twofold mission — to decide whether Lee should be replaced and, if so, to recommend a replacement.
Civil rights leader Barbara Johns may replace Robert E. Lee as a statue in the U.S. Capitol | Gregory S. Schneider | December 16, 2020 | Washington PostThe opportunity in Washington was twofold with Thibault’s presence and the most talented roster Charles has been a part of since she won titles at the University of Connecticut.
To see why Tina Charles is a future Hall of Famer, just watch her work off the court | Kareem Copeland | November 4, 2020 | Washington PostMeanwhile, a temporary shutdown may help the companies twofold.
His reasoning was twofold, he said: He saw the effects of tobacco both on his father and on the developing world.
The intelligence of this act was twofold: it requires an insane level of Madonna knowledge, and it also won't get you arrested.
An Analysis of Vitalii Sediuk’s Pranks (He’s the Guy Who Touched Brad Pitt) | Amy Zimmerman | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe arguments offered outside of those put forth by the NCAA in favor of the current system are twofold.
“We Jews have been burdened with a twofold task,” Soloveitchik wrote.
The human tragedy of the natural disaster in this particular part of Italy is twofold.
The Italian Town Devastated by an Earthquake Last Week Is Struck a Second Time | Barbie Latza Nadeau | May 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWere the vow not made in the act of offering prayer we should be unable to account for this twofold use of the term.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamHence his operations were twofold—the conduct of sieges and the protection of his convoys from the guerillas.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe period between 1852 and 1854 had a twofold influence upon Tchaikovskys character.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyNow, the law that was given to him in his twofold character was, in reality, a condition of a covenant.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamThe twofold curse of a broken law and covenant pursues sinners, yet they are invited to escape it; but they will not submit.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for twofold
/ (ˈtuːˌfəʊld) /
equal to twice as many or twice as much; double: a twofold increase
made of two parts; dual: a twofold reason
doubly
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