Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.

    The wheat produced a twofold harvest.

    zweifach, doppelt

    двойно́йdvojnój, двукра́тныйdvukrátnyj

  2. (not comparable)Having two parts, especially two different parts.

    a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument

    zweiteilig

    двоя́кийdvojákij

More definitions
  • twice as great or many
  • having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The problem with that error is twofold.

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  2. Our objective is twofold.

    ruУ нас двойная цель.

    deWir verfolgen ein zweifaches Ziel.

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  3. This change in the design brings with it a twofold improvement in the performance of the device.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
double:
having two parts:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
double:
having two parts:

Synonyms

14 synonyms
double:doubleA2
having two parts:twinB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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