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three-fold
adjective
adverb
Three times as great or many
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adjective
Three times as great or many
“A claim for treble (or triple) damages”
adjective
Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities;- R.W.Emerson; - Frederick Harrison
“A double (or dual) role for an actor”
adverb
By a factor of three
“Our rent increased threefold in the past five years”
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A claim for treble (or triple) damages
A threefold increase
A double (or dual) role for an actor
The office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence
Every episode has its double and treble meaning
Our rent increased threefold in the past five years
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