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twofold

adj
/ˈtuːfəʊld/UK/ˈtufoʊld/CA/ˈtʉːfəʉld/

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twofold, from Old English twēofeald. Equivalent to two + -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig.

  1. inherited from twēofeald
  2. inherited from twofold

Definitions

  1. Double

    Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

    • The wheat produced a twofold harvest.

  2. Having two parts, especially two different parts.

    • a twofold nature;  a twofold sense;  a twofold argument
    • It is the tale of Ixion's twofold guilt, unnatural murder and unlawful love.

  3. In a double degree

    In a double degree; doubly.

The neighborhood

Derived

twofoldness

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA