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twentyfold

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

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

adverb

twenty times in amount or degree.

Nearby words

  1. twenty-three,
  2. twenty-twenty,
  3. twenty-twenty hindsight,
  4. twenty-two,
  5. twenty20,
  6. twentymo,
  7. twerk,
  8. twerp,
  9. twi,
  10. twi-

Origin of twentyfold

First recorded in 1600–10; twenty + -fold
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Examples 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