Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)By a factor of three.

    dreifach

    троекра́тноtrojekrátno, три́ждыtríždy

    by a factor of three

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Thank to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled threefold.

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  2. Modern Algeria has embarked on a process of Arabization, Islamization and socialism and this threefold policy has been a failure.

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold.

From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • by a factor of three:three times

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
threefold — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto