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threefold
CIDE DICTIONARY
threefold, a. [OE. ; cf. AS. .].
Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. [1913 Webster]
"A threefold cord is not quickly broken." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
threefold, adj. & adv.
1 three times as much or as many.
2 consisting of three parts.
1 three times as much or as many.
2 consisting of three parts.
ROGET THESAURUS
threefold
Triplication
N triplication, triplicity, trebleness, trine, treble, triple, tern, ternary, triplicate, threefold, trilogistic, third, trinal, trine, three times, three fold, thrice, in the third place, thirdly, trebly.For further exploring for "threefold" in Webster Dictionary Online
