twofold
See also: two-fold
English
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| Cardinal: two Ordinal: second Abbreviated ordinal: 2nd Latinate ordinal: secondary Reverse order ordinal: second last, second to last, second from last, last but one Latinate reverse order ordinal: penultimate Adverbial: two times, twice Multiplier: twofold Latinate multiplier: double Distributive: doubly Germanic collective: pair, twosome Collective of n parts: doublet, couple, couplet Greek or Latinate collective: dyad Metric collective prefix: double- Greek collective prefix: di-, duo- Latinate collective prefix: bi- Fractional: half Metric fractional prefix: demi- Latinate fractional prefix: semi- Greek fractional prefix: hemi- Elemental: twin, doublet Greek prefix: deutero- Number of musicians: duo, duet, duplet Number of years: biennium | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
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| *dwóh₁ |
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#TWOFOLDCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#TWOFOLD twofold, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#TWOFOLDCategory:English terms derived from Old English#TWOFOLD twēofeald. Equivalent to two + -foldCategory:English terms suffixed with -fold#TWOFOLD; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtuːfəʊld/Category:English 2-syllable words#TWOFOLDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TWOFOLD
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtufoʊld/Category:English 2-syllable words#TWOFOLDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TWOFOLD
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtʉːfəʉld/Category:English 2-syllable words#TWOFOLDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TWOFOLD
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈtʉːfɐʉld/Category:English 2-syllable words#TWOFOLDCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TWOFOLD
Adjective
twofold (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#TWOFOLDCategory:English adjectives#TWOFOLDCategory:English uncomparable adjectives#TWOFOLDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with entries#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#TWOFOLD
- Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
- The wheat produced a twofold harvest.Category:English terms with usage examples#TWOFOLD
- Having two parts, especially two different parts.
- a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argumentCategory:English terms with usage examples#TWOFOLD
- 1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65.
- Had I but landed there and brought unto him a twofold joy, first golden health and next this my song of triumph to be a splendour in his Pythian crown […]
- 1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 7, page 107:
- It is the tale of Ixion's twofold guilt, unnatural murder and unlawful love.Category:English terms with quotations#TWOFOLD
- 2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy:
- "Wallace's suggestion for overcoming the epistemological and solipsistic effects of innate selfishness is twofold."Category:English terms with quotations#TWOFOLD
Synonyms
- (double): double, duplicate; see also Thesaurus:twofold
- (having two parts): twin; see also Thesaurus:dual
Derived terms
Translations
double
having two parts
Adverb
twofold (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#TWOFOLDCategory:English adverbs#TWOFOLDCategory:English uncomparable adverbs#TWOFOLDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with entries#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#TWOFOLD
- In a double degree; doubly.
Synonyms
- double; see also Thesaurus:twice
Translations
in a double degree
References
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “twofold”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “twofold”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
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| Cardinal: two, tweye, tweyne Ordinal: secunde Adverbial: twie, twies Multiplier: twofold | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
A remodelling of twifold after two + -foldCategory:Middle English terms suffixed with -fold#TWOFOLD.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtwɔːfɔːld/, /ˈtwoːfɔːld/Category:Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation#TWOFOLD
Adjective
twofoldCategory:Middle English lemmas#TWOFOLDCategory:Middle English adjectives#TWOFOLDCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with entries#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#TWOFOLD
- double, twofold (having two parts)
- double, twofold (two times)
- (rareCategory:Middle English terms with rare senses#TWOFOLD) uncertain, wavering
Descendants
- English: twofold
Adverb
twofoldCategory:Middle English lemmas#TWOFOLDCategory:Middle English adjectives#TWOFOLDCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with entries#TWOFOLDCategory:Pages with 2 entries#TWOFOLD
Descendants
- English: twofold
References
- “twōfōld, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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