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threefold
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective threefold has 2 senses
- threefold(s = adj.all) three-fold, treble, triple - three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase"
- threefold(s = adj.all) double, dual, three-fold, treble, two-fold, twofold - having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"
Adverbial threefold has 1 sense
- threefold(r = adv.all) three times - by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years"
CIDE DICTIONARY
threefold, a. [OE. ; cf. AS. .].
Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. [1913 Webster]
"A threefold cord is not quickly broken."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
threefold, adj. & adv.
1 three times as much or as many.
2 consisting of three parts.
1 three times as much or as many.
2 consisting of three parts.
ROGET THESAURUS
threefold
Triplication
N triplication, triplicity, trebleness, trine, treble, triple, tern, ternary, triplicate, threefold, trilogistic, third, trinal, trine, three times, three fold, thrice, in the third place, thirdly, trebly.
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