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Textual thesaurus for "threefold"

(adj) dual, double, treble, two-fold, twofold, 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


(adj) treble, triple, three-fold

three times as great or many

a claim for treble (or triple) damages; a threefold increase


(adv) three times

by a factor of three

our rent increased threefold in the past five years