twentyfold

twen·ty·fold

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- UK Pronunciation
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- [adjective twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-; adverb twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-]
- /adjective ˈtwɛn tiˌfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-; adverb ˈtwɛn tiˈfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-/
- /twˈentɪfˌəʊld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-; adverb twen-tee-fohld, twuhn-]
- /adjective ˈtwɛn tiˌfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-; adverb ˈtwɛn tiˈfoʊld, ˈtwʌn-/

Definitions of twentyfold word

adjective twentyfold having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc. 1
adjective twentyfold being twenty times as large, great, many, etc. 1
adverb twentyfold twenty times in amount or degree. 1
adjective twentyfold equal to or having twenty times as many or as much 0
adjective twentyfold composed of twenty parts 0
adverb twentyfold by or up to twenty times as many or as much 0

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Origin of twentyfold

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 Twentyfold

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Twentyfold

twentyfold 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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