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threefold   (TTS Sound)

The adj threefold has 2 senses

• treble, threefold, three-fold, triple -- (three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase")


• double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold -- (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)

The adv threefold has 1 sense

• threefold, three times -- (by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years")