Fourfold Definition & Meaning

fourfold
adverb
  1. by a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"
adjective
  1. four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage"
  2. having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"

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