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twofold

[too-fohld, too-fohld]

adjective

  1. having two elements or parts.

  2. twice as great or as much; double.



adverb

  1. in twofold measure; doubly.

twofold

/ ˈٳːˌəʊ /

adjective

  1. equal to twice as many or twice as much; double

    a twofold increase

  2. made of two parts; dual

    a twofold reason

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. doubly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • twofoldness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of twofold1

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; two, -fold
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“It's always twofold when you're at the beginning of a new medium,” Maron said Monday while reflecting on his podcast’s legacy.

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"It feels like the litter picks aren't making any difference, the litter and the fly-tipping is coming back twofold. It's a gloomy place to be in, it's depressing," she said.

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The goal of this was twofold: First, to signal fascist sympathizers to fellow travelers.

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That is certainly true of Morgan, a mother of three, whose reasons for becoming a police consultant are twofold.

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The aim is twofold – to prepare them for life in the wild and to pair them for reproduction.

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