FIVEFOLD


Meaning of FIVEFOLD in English

I. ˈfīv|fōld adjective

Etymology: Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald, from fīf five + -feald -fold

1. : having five parts or aspects

2. : being five times as large, as great, or as many as some understood size, degree, or amount

a fivefold increase

II. adverb

: to five times as much or as many : by five times

increased fivefold

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