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twifold

/ˈtwaɪfəʊld/

twifold adjective: twofold.

Adjective

twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)

  1. (archaic) Twofold.

Adverb

twifold (comparative more twifold, superlative most twifold)

  1. (archaic) In a twofold manner or measure.

Forms of twifold

Adjective
comparativemore twifold
superlativemost twifold
alternative formtwyfold
Adverb
comparativemore twifold
superlativemost twifold

Origin of twifold

From Middle English twifold, twifald, from Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), from Proto-West Germanic *twifald, from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (“twofold”), equivalent to twi- + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”).

Questions about twifold

What does twifold mean?
Twifold means twofold.
What part of speech is twifold?
Twifold can be an adjective or an adverb.
How do you pronounce twifold?
Twifold is pronounced /ˈtwaɪfəʊld/.

Words near twifold in the dictionary

  1. twifflers
  2. Twific
  3. Twifics
  4. twifoil
  5. twifoils
  6. twifold
  7. Twiford
  8. Twifords
  9. twiforked
  10. twiform
  11. twiformed

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