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fourfold

[ fawr-fohld, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌfoʊld, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

comprising four parts or members.
four times as great or as much.

adverb

in fourfold measure.

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Origin of fourfold

before 1000; Middle English foure fald,Old English feowerfealdum.See four, -fold

Words nearby fourfold

four-eyed fish, four-eyed opossum, four-eyes, four flush, fourflusher, fourfold, fourfold block, fourfold purchase, four-footed, four-four time, four freedoms
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British Dictionary definitions for fourfold

fourfold
/ (ˈfɔːˌfəʊld) /

adjective

equal to or having four times as many or as much
composed of four parts

adverb

by or up to four times as many or as much
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