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four-fold

four-fold is the rare spelling of fourfold.

Meaning of fourfold

Adjective

fourfold (not comparable)

  1. Four times as great; quadruple.
  2. Comprised of four individual members.
    • Most pupils have a fourfold object in studying a language; they wish to be able to read and write, to speak and to understand it.1895, [Charles Hardy], The Aural System […], page 5

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Questions about four-fold

What is four-fold the rare spelling of?
Four-fold is the rare spelling of fourfold.

Words near four-fold in the dictionary

  1. four-flushed
  2. four-flusher
  3. four-flushers
  4. four-flushes
  5. four-flushing
  6. four-fold
  7. four-foot
  8. four-footed
  9. four-force
  10. four-four time
  11. Four-H Club

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