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Threefold
see synonyms of threefoldAdjective
1. three-fold, threefold, treble, triple
three times as great or many
Example Sentences:'a claim for treble (or triple) damages''a threefold increase'
2. double, dual, three-fold, threefold, treble, two-fold, twofold
having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
Example Sentences:'a double (or dual) role for an actor''the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence''every episode has its double and treble meaning'
Adverb
3. three times, threefold
by a factor of three
Example Sentences:'our rent increased threefold in the past five years'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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