twelvefold

twelve·fold

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective twelv-fohld; adverb twelv-fohld]
- /adjective ˈtwɛlvˌfoʊld; adverb ˈtwɛlvˈfoʊld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective twelv-fohld; adverb twelv-fohld]
- /adjective ˈtwɛlvˌfoʊld; adverb ˈtwɛlvˈfoʊld/

Definitions of twelvefold word

adjective twelvefold having twelve sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc. 1
adjective twelvefold being twelve times more, larger, greater, etc., as a given quantity size, intensity, or the like. 1
adverb twelvefold twelve times in amount or degree: Its potential destructive power was increased twelvefold. 1
adjective twelvefold equal to or having twelve times as many or as much 0
adjective twelvefold composed of twelve parts 0
adverb twelvefold by or up to twelve times as many or as much 0

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Origin of twelvefold

First appearance:

before 1550

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1550-60, twelvefold is from the Old English word twelf-feald. See twelve, -fold

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Parts of speech for Twelvefold

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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twelvefold popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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