twelvefold

American  

[twelv-fohld, twelv-fohld] / ˈtwɛlvˌfoʊld, ˈtwɛlvˈfoʊld /

adjective

1. having twelve sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.

2. being twelve times more, larger, greater, etc., as a given quantity size, intensity, or the like.

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adverb

1. twelve times in amount or degree.

   Its potential destructive power was increased twelvefold.

Etymology

Origin of twelvefold

First recorded in 1550–60, twelvefold is from the Old English word twelf-feald. See twelve, -fold

Example Sentences

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twelvefold

Over the next six decades, as the glacier retreated, the wedge expanded into a long finger, and the size of the lake grew twelvefold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

The Fed has solved a series of financial crashes by massively expanding its balance sheet twelvefold, from around $730 billion 20 years ago to about $8.7 trillion today.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023

While that was up twelvefold from a year earlier, losses widened.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2023

From March 2020 to November 2021, the price of a single Bitcoin rose twelvefold to $64,000.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2022

The Tree of Life stood budding there,   Abundant with its twelvefold fruits;   Eternal sap sustains its roots, Its shadowing branches fill the air.

From Goblin Market, The Prince's Progress, and Other Poems by Christina Georgina Rossetti