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multifold

American  
[muhl-tuh-fohld] / ˈmʌl təˌfoʊld /

adjective

  1. numerous and varied; greatly diverse; manifold.


multifold British  
/ ˈmʌltɪˌfəʊld /

adjective

  1. many times doubled; manifold

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of multifold

First recorded in 1800–10; multi- + -fold

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The business is multifold — Bischoff’s creates and rents out prop animals to film studios, museums and nature centers.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

The reasons are multifold, complex, and not easy to pin down.

From Slate May 20, 2024

Some, with a utopian bent, speak of ChatGPT fueling an economic boom that increases intellectual productivity multifold.

From Salon May 30, 2023

Namely: Endure the pain of a rebuild, and you’ll be rewarded multifold when we come out the other side.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2022

Who is this riding abroad in the weird wilderness at such an hour, with the snowstorm lowering overhead, darkness and the multifold perils of the great mountains in front!

From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Bertram Mitford

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