Twofold Definition & Meaning
twofold
- adverb
- by a factor of two; "the price increased twofold last year"
- adjective
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison
- twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
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- What does twofold mean?
- by a factor of two; "the price increased twofold last year" having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison twice as great or many; "ate a double portion"; "the dose is doubled"; "a twofold increase"
- What part of speech is twofold?
- Twofold is an adverb and an adjective.
- How many definitions does twofold have?
- Twofold has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adverb, adjective).