threefold
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adjective
1.
comprising three parts, members, or aspects; triple: a threefold program.
2.
three times as great or as much; treble: a threefold return on an investment.
adverb
3.
in threefold manner or measure; trebly.
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Threefold
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | equal to or having three times as many or as much; triple: a threefold decrease |
| 2. | composed of three parts: a threefold purpose |
| —adv | |
| 3. | by or up to three times as many or as much |
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