TWOFOLD


Meaning of TWOFOLD in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Middle English twafald, twofold, from twa, two two + -fald, -fold -fold

1. : having two parts or aspects

the office of a clergyman is twofold : public preaching and private influence — R.W.Emerson

: double , dual , binary

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

a twofold increase

3. : diad

twofold symmetry

II. adverb

Etymology: Middle English twafald, twofold, from twafald, twofold, adjective

1. : to twice as much or as many : by two times

increased twofold

2. Scotland : so as to be doubled up or bent over (as with age)

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.