severalfold

[ sev-er-uhl-fohld, sev-ruhl- ]

adjective

comprising several parts or members.
several times as great or as much: a severalfold increase.

adverb

in severalfold measure.

Origin of severalfold

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First recorded in 1730–40; several + -fold

Words Nearby severalfold

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How to use severalfold in a sentence

One study of xenophyophores in the Atlantic found them to be quick-growing, increasing in volume severalfold over a period of eight months, but it may not be reasonable to extrapolate from those species to xenophyophores in the Clarion-Clipperton.
The Largest Cells on Earth - Issue 99: Universality | Rebecca R. Helm | May 5, 2021 | Nautilus

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