-FOLD


Meaning of -FOLD in English

[-fold] suffix [ME, fr. OE -feald; akin to OHG -falt -fold, L -plex, -plus, OE fealdan] 1: multiplied by (a specified number): times--in adjectives "a sixfold increase" and adverbs "repay you tenfold"

2: having (so many) parts "threefold aspect of the problem"

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