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 [adj. ten-fohld; adv. ten-fohld]  

ten·fold

   [adj. ten-fohld; adv. ten-fohld]
adjective
1.
comprising ten parts or members.
2.
ten times as great or as much.
adverb
3.
in tenfold measure: good deeds rewarded tenfold.

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Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; Old English tienfeald. See ten, -fold
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tenfold (ˈtɛnˌfəʊld)
 
—adj
1.  equal to or having 10 times as many or as much: a tenfold increase in population
2.  composed of 10 parts
 
—adv
3.  by or up to 10 times as many or as much: the population increased tenfold

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