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twentyfold

[ adjective twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-; adverb twen-tee-fohld, twuhn- ]
/ adjective ˈtwɛn tiˌfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-; adverb ˈtwɛn tiˈfoʊld, ˈtwʌn- /

adjective

having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
being twenty times as large, great, many, etc.

adverb

twenty times in amount or degree.

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Origin of twentyfold

First recorded in 1600–10; twenty + -fold

Words nearby twentyfold

twenty-fifth, Twenty-fifth Amendment, twenty-first, Twenty-first Amendment, twenty-five, twentyfold, twenty-four, twenty-fourmo, twenty-four-seven, twenty-fourth, Twenty-fourth Amendment
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Example sentences from the Web for twentyfold

  • It has been the fashion of our own age to beat out works into twentyfold and fiftyfold the size of those of Collins.

    The Poetical Works of William Collins|William Collins

  • A detestable thing Tryst has done, a hateful act; but his punishment will be twentyfold as hateful!'

    The Freelands|John Galsworthy

  • It has multiplied the product of labor here tenfold, there, twentyfold, and elsewhere a hundredfold and more.

    Social Justice Without Socialism|John Bates Clark