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 [too-fohld]  

two-fold

   [too-fohld]
noun Theater.
a unit of stage scenery consisting of two flats hinged together.
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two·fold

   [adj. too-fohld; adv. too-fohld]
adjective
1.
having two elements or parts.
2.
twice as great or as much; double.
adverb
3.
in twofold measure; doubly.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English; see two, -fold

Related forms
two·fold·ness, noun
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twofold (ˈtuːˌfəʊld)
 
—adj
1.  equal to twice as many or twice as much; double: a twofold increase
2.  made of two parts; dual: a twofold reason
 
—adv
3.  doubly

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