fivefold

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fivefold

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From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.

adjective five-fold

  1. not comparable Five times as much or as many.
  2. not comparable In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple. [W]e pay twofold adoration to the goddess who grants increase and perfection. ... Fivefold adoration to her who exists in the form of Wisdom.

adverb five-fold

  1. not comparable By a factor of five.

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adj in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple

Españolquíntuple
日本語五倍, 五重
हिन्दीपंचगुना pañcgunā, पचगुना pacgunā, पाँचगुना pā̃cgunā
Portuguêsquíntuplo, quíntupla
Françaisquintuple
Deutschfünffach
Italianoquintuplo
العربيةخُمَاسِيّ ḵumāsiyy

adv by a factor of five

Русскийпятикратно pjatikrátno

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@misc{fivefold_2026,
  title = {fivefold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fivefold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}