twenty-fold

twen·ty-fold

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [twen-tee, twuhn- fohld]
- /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- foʊld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [twen-tee, twuhn- fohld]
- /ˈtwɛn ti, ˈtwʌn- foʊld/

Definitions of twenty-fold word

adjective twenty-fold having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc. 1
adjective twenty-fold being twenty times as large, great, many, etc. 1
adverb twenty-fold twenty times in amount or degree. 1

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Origin of twenty-fold

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; twenty + -fold

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Parts of speech for Twenty-fold

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Twenty-fold

twenty-fold 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.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.