twelvefoldadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈtwɛlvfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˈtwɛl(v)ˌfoʊld/

Etymology: < twelve adj. and n. + -fold suffix. Compare Old English twelf-feald adjective.

A. adj.

1. Twelve times as great or as much.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > twelve > twelve times as much

twelvefold1557

duodecuple1727

1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bii Duodecupla, 12 to 1:..Tweluefold.

2. Composed of twelve parts or divisions, or (in quot. 1854) of twelve kinds.

ΚΠ

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxviii. 175 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 111 The twelu-fold race of godly Israell.

1854 C. Rossetti Paradise iv The Tree of Life..with its twelvefold fruits.

B. adv.

Twelve times in amount.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > twelfthly > twelve times as much

twelvefold1660

1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 150 in Justice Vindicated First fruits shall be paid upon the mass of S. Martin; he who shall not then pay them, shall forfeit forty shillings, and pay twelvefold the value of the fruits.

1910 19th Cent. & After Feb. 373 In Queensland the amount of sugar grown by white labour has increased twelvefold.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	twelvefold
释义	twelvefoldadj.adv. Brit. /ˈtwɛlvfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈtwɛl(v)ˌfoʊld/ Etymology: < twelve adj. and n. + -fold suffix. Compare Old English twelf-feald adjective. A. adj. 1. Twelve times as great or as much. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > twelve > twelve times as much twelvefold1557 duodecuple1727 1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bii Duodecupla, 12 to 1:..Tweluefold. 2. Composed of twelve parts or divisions, or (in quot. 1854) of twelve kinds. ΚΠ c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxviii. 175 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 111 The twelu-fold race of godly Israell. 1854 C. Rossetti Paradise iv The Tree of Life..with its twelvefold fruits. B. adv. Twelve times in amount. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adverb] > twelfthly > twelve times as much twelvefold1660 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 150 in Justice Vindicated First fruits shall be paid upon the mass of S. Martin; he who shall not then pay them, shall forfeit forty shillings, and pay twelvefold the value of the fruits. 1910 19th Cent. & After Feb. 373 In Queensland the amount of sugar grown by white labour has increased twelvefold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1557
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