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twofold |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twofold \Two"fold`\, a. [Cf. {Twifold}.] Double; duplicate; multiplied by two as a twofold nature; a twofold sense a twofold argument. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twofold \Two"fold`\, adv In a double degree; doubly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: twofold adj 1: 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"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: {double}, {dual}, {treble}, {threefold}] 2: twice as great or many "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase" [syn: {double}, {doubled}] adv : by a factor of two "the price increased twofold last year" [syn: {two times}]
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