twofold en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtuːfəʊld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtʉːfɐʉld/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈtufoʊld/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈtʉːfəʉld/ (Australia)
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twofold, from Old English twēofeald. Equivalent to two + -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
The wheat produced a twofold harvest.
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(not-comparable) Having two parts, especially two different parts.
a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument
"Wallace's suggestion for overcoming the epistemological and solipsistic effects of innate selfishness is twofold."
2014, Robert K. Bolger, Scott Korb, Gesturing Toward Reality: David Foster Wallace and Philosophy:1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65. Had I but landed there and brought unto him a twofold joy, first golden health and next this my song of triumph to be a splendour in his Pythian crown […]
It is the tale of Ixion's twofold guilt, unnatural murder and unlawful love.
1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 7, page 107:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| two-fold | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
twofoldness · twofoldedness · twofoldly
Hypernyms
Synonyms
twofold · twosome · twissel · duple · twin (having two parts) · duplex · duplicate · double (double) · dual
Translations (67)
pl podwojony (double) · pl zdwojony (double) · th เท่าตัว (double) · enm twofold (having two parts) · pdt tweefach (double) · fa دوبار (double) · sa द्वय (double) · grc διπλάσιος (double) · bg от две части (having two parts) · enm twofold (double) · hu kétoldalú (having two parts) · sv dubbel (double) · th สองเท่า (double) · ka ორმაგი (double) · ar مُزْدَوِج (double) · ca doble (having two parts) · fa دوبرابر (double) · de doppelt (double) · ru двоя́кий (having two parts) · hu kettős (having two parts) · hu kétszeres (double) · gv dooblit (double) · te రెండింతలు (double) · it doppio (having two parts) · gd dà-fhillte (double) · ca doble (double) · hu kettős (double) · el διπλάσιος (double) · ru двойно́й (double) · tr çifte (double) · fa دوتا (double) · enm twifold (having two parts) · it duplice (double) · fr double (double) · ar ثُنَائِيّ (double) · sw maradufu (double) · hi दुगना (double) · pl podwójny (double) · bg дво́ен (double) · eo duoble (double) · hu kétrétű (having two parts) · pl dwojaki (having two parts) · fa دوپر (double) · nl tweeledig (double) · nl tweevoudig (double) · fi kaksinkertainen (double) · la duplus (double) · hu kétszer annyi/akkora (double) · ru двукра́тный (double) · de zweifach (double) · hu dupla (double) · pt duplo (double) · osx twēfald (double) · hi दोगुना (double) · hu kétrészes (having two parts) · fr dual (having two parts) · fa دوگانه (double) · es doble (double) · sv tvåfaldig (double) · th ทวีคูณ (double) · de zweiteilig (having two parts) · la binus (having two parts) · mi rearua (double) · fi kaksinainen (having two parts) · la timor (double) · la duplex (double) · ar ثُنَائِيّ (having two parts)