suffix
(in adjectives and adverbs) multiplied by; having the number of parts mentioned :
to increase tenfold
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English -fald , -feald ; related to fold to bend something on itself .
suffix
(in adjectives and adverbs) multiplied by; having the number of parts mentioned :
to increase tenfold
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English -fald , -feald ; related to fold to bend something on itself .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005