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sixfold

[ siks-fohld ]
/ ˈsɪksˌfoʊld /
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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
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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
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
Word Origin and History for sixfold

sixfold

adj.

Old English sixfeald; see six + -fold. Cf. Danish sexfold, Dutch zes-voudig; German sechsfältig, Swedish sexfaldig.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper