twelvefold

[ adjective twelv-fohld; adverb twelv-fohld ]

/ adjective ˈtwɛlvˌfoʊld; adverb ˈtwɛlvˈfoʊld /

adjective

having twelve sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.

being twelve times more, larger, greater, etc., as a given quantity size, intensity, or the like.

adverb

twelve times in amount or degree: Its potential destructive power was increased twelvefold.

Origin of twelvefold

First recorded in 1550–60, twelvefold is from the Old English word twelf-feald.See twelve, -fold

Words nearby twelvefold

twelfth man, Twelfth Night, Twelfthtide, twelfth-year molar, twelve, twelvefold, twelve-inch, twelve-mile limit, twelvemo, twelvemonth, twelve patriarchs

Example sentences from the Web for twelvefold

By this twelvefold number therefore the orb of the whole earth is now signified.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric
But this twelvefold number is set for all mankind of all the orb, for the perfectness of its signification.
The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|lfric
In the same period exports of hams and shoulders to France increased more than twelvefold and to Great Britain more than a third.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918|Various
Who knows how many thousand years ago The twelvefold Zodiac was made to show The course of stars above and men below?
Golden Stars|Henry Van Dyke

These Reflexionen recognise only the categories of relation, and must therefore be prior to the twelvefold classification.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

单词	twelvefold
释义	twelvefold [ adjective twelv-fohld; adverb twelv-fohld ] / adjective ˈtwɛlvˌfoʊld; adverb ˈtwɛlvˈfoʊld / adjective having twelve sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc. being twelve times more, larger, greater, etc., as a given quantity size, intensity, or the like. adverb twelve times in amount or degree: Its potential destructive power was increased twelvefold. Origin of twelvefold First recorded in 1550–60, twelvefold is from the Old English word twelf-feald.See twelve, -fold Words nearby twelvefold twelfth man, Twelfth Night, Twelfthtide, twelfth-year molar, twelve, twelvefold, twelve-inch, twelve-mile limit, twelvemo, twelvemonth, twelve patriarchs Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for twelvefold By this twelvefold number therefore the orb of the whole earth is now signified. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\|lfric But this twelvefold number is set for all mankind of all the orb, for the perfectness of its signification. The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\|lfric In the same period exports of hams and shoulders to France increased more than twelvefold and to Great Britain more than a third. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918\|Various Who knows how many thousand years ago The twelvefold Zodiac was made to show The course of stars above and men below? Golden Stars\|Henry Van Dyke These Reflexionen recognise only the categories of relation, and must therefore be prior to the twelvefold classification. A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'\|Norman Kemp Smith
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