four-fold

Adjective
Synonyms: quadruplequadruplicatequadruplexfourfold

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. having four units or components“quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure”“quadruplex wire”Synonyms: quadruplequadruplicatequadruplexfourfold
  2. four times as great or many“a fourfold increase in the dosage”Synonyms: quadruplefourfold
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Fourfold \Four"fold`\, n. Four times as many or as much. [1913 Webster]
Fourfold \Four"fold`\, v. t. To make four times as much or as many, as an assessment; to quadruple. [1913 Webster]
Fourfold \Four"fold`\, a. & adv. [AS. fe['o]werfeold.] Four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division. [1913 Webster]

He shall restore the lamb fourfold. --2 Sam. xii. 6. [1913 Webster]

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