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sixfold

[ siks-fohld ]
/ ˈsɪksˌfoʊld /

adjective

having six elements or parts.
six times as great or as much.

adverb

in sixfold measure.

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Origin of sixfold

before 1000; Middle English sexfold,Old English sixfeald.See six, -fold

Words nearby sixfold

Six-Day War, six-eight time, sixer, six feet under, six-finger country, sixfold, six-footer, six-gun, sixmo, Six Nations, Six Nations Championship
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British Dictionary definitions for sixfold

sixfold
/ (ˈsɪksˌfəʊld) /

adjective

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

adverb

by or up to six times as many or as much
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