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Definitions for fourfold
ˈfɔrˌfoʊld, ˈfoʊr-four·fold

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quadruple, fourfold, four-foldadjective

    four times as great or many

    "a fourfold increase in the dosage"

  2. quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-foldadverb

    having four units or components

    "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"

  3. fourfold, four timesadverb

    by a factor of four

    "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"

Wiktionary

  1. fourfoldadverb

    by a factor of four

  2. fourfoldadjective

    four times as great

  3. fourfoldadjective

    quadruple

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Fourfoldadjective

    Four times told.

    Etymology: four and fold.

    He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he had no pity. 2 Sa. xii. 6.

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  1. fourfold

    Fourfold is an adjective or adverb that means four times as great or as many. It indicates that something has increased or been multiplied by four. It can also refer to something that is made up of four parts or elements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fourfold

    four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division

  2. Fourfoldnoun

    four times as many or as much

  3. Fourfoldverb

    to make four times as much or as many, as an assessment,; to quadruple

  4. Etymology: [AS. fewerfeold.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fourfold in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fourfold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of fourfold in a Sentence

  1. Robb Butler:

    Over the last decade, we've certainly seen a resurgence of vaccine preventable diseases in the European region, and measles is one of them, in 2017, we had a fourfold increase( in measles), and that seems to be continuing into 2018.

  2. Eduard Yakubovsky:

    Before, in the territory of the Donetsk region, there were 55 local courts ... employing 3,262 people. That's the size of a full-fledged mechanized infantry unit, the number of judges has now been reduced fourfold.

  3. Seena Fazel:

    You can say that someone [who's depressed] has a three- or fourfold higher risk of violence, but if that only amounts to 1 to 2 percent more risk in a 10-year period — that's really a very small risk in absolute terms.

  4. Albert Ko:

    A fourfold increase makes everybody jump with concern, but it’s a small percentage, children have a low risk of being hospitalized, but those who do are unvaccinated.

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