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manyfold, adv.|ˈmɛnɪfəʊld|
Also many-fold, many fold.
[a mod. re-formation from many a. + -fold (after three-, fourfold, etc.), etymologically identical with manifold, though this was rarely used in this sense (manifold adv. 1 b).]
In the proportion of many to one.
1879[see -fold]. 1916D. S. Kimball in Mod. Business (Alexander Hamilton Inst.) VII. ii. vi. 293 If this difference is reflected many-fold in the product of a large and costly machine the difference in output might very well be marked. 1920S. S. Huebner Marine Insurance p. v, The tonnage of vessels under the American Flag was, within a brief period, increased many fold. 1961M. Hynes Med. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) x. 126 Urinary infections with resistant bacteria may respond to antibiotics that are concentrated many-fold by renal excretion. 1969Sci. Jrnl. 36/1 If any nation can find..all the major ingredients to produce unlimited supplies of energy, fertilizer, fresh water and other necessities, then the useful part of the Earth will be increased manyfold. |