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eight·fold
/
ˈeɪtˌfoʊld
/
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[
eyt
-fohld
]
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adjective
1.
comprising
eight
parts or members.
2.
eight
times as great or as much.
adverb
3.
in eightfold measure.
Origin:
1550–60;
eight
+
-fold
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eightfold
(ˈeɪtˌfəʊld)
—
adj
1.
equal to or having eight times as many or as much
2.
composed of eight parts
—
adv
3.
by or up to eight times as much
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