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sixtyfold

sixtyfold adjective: by a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many.

Adjective

sixtyfold (not comparable)

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

Adverb

sixtyfold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of sixty.

sixtyfold meaning in Sanskrit

sixtyfold in Sanskrit

sixtyfold, in sixty ways or parts
षष्टिधा ṣaṣṭidhā

Origin of sixtyfold

From Middle English sixtifold, sexti fold, from Old English sixtiġfeald (“sixtyfold”), equivalent to sixty + -fold.

Questions about sixtyfold

What does sixtyfold mean?
Sixtyfold means by a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many.
What is sixtyfold in Sanskrit?
Sixtyfold in Sanskrit is षष्टिधा (ṣaṣṭidhā). See Sixtyfold meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is sixtyfold?
Sixtyfold can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near sixtyfold in the dictionary

  1. sixty-thirds
  2. sixty-three
  3. sixty-two
  4. sixtyeight
  5. sixtyfive
  6. sixtyfold
  7. sixtyfour
  8. sixtyfourmo
  9. sixtyfourmos
  10. sixtyish
  11. sixtynine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sixtyfold (page history and authors); षष्टिधा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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