sevenfold

[sev-uhn-fohld]

sev·en·fold

[sev-uhn-fohld]
adjective
1.
comprising seven parts or members.
2.
seven times as great or as much.
adverb
3.
until seven times as many or as great: multiplied sevenfold.

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Sevenfold is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English; Old English seofonfeald. See seven, -fold
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sevenfold (ˈsɛvənˌfəʊld)
 
adj
1.  equal to or having seven times as many or as much
2.  composed of seven parts
 
adv
3.  by or up to seven times as many or as much

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