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fortyfold

fortyfold adjective: by a multiple of forty; by forty times as much or as many.

Adjective

fortyfold (not comparable)

  1. By a multiple of forty; by forty times as much or as many.

Adverb

fortyfold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of forty.

Origin of fortyfold

From forty + -fold.

Questions about fortyfold

What does fortyfold mean?
Fortyfold means by a multiple of forty; by forty times as much or as many.
What part of speech is fortyfold?
Fortyfold can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near fortyfold in the dictionary

  1. forty-two
  2. fortyeight
  3. fortyeightmo
  4. fortyeightmos
  5. fortyfive
  6. fortyfold
  7. fortyfour
  8. fortyish
  9. fortynine
  10. fortyodd
  11. fortyone

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