twofold

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈtuˌfoʊld/ UK /ˈtuːˌfəʊld/ See IPA manual

adj adv

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1

adj
having two parts, or twice as great

The benefit of the reform was twofold.

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1 adj · having two parts, or twice... double dual duplicate binary doubled

Opposites

singleonefold

Word family

Related forms fourfold manifold threefold two

Etymology

From Old English twifeald ('double'), from twi- ('two') + -feald ('fold, times'). The element -fold descends from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- ('to fold').

twifeald Old English *twi- Proto-Germanic *dwo- Proto-Indo-European

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# twofold

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**IPA (US):** ˈtuˌfoʊld
**IPA (UK):** ˈtuːˌfəʊld

## Meanings
1. having two parts, or twice as great

## Examples
- The benefit of the reform was twofold.

## Synonyms
- double
- dual
- duplicate
- binary
- doubled

## Antonyms
- single
- onefold

## Related Forms
- fourfold
- manifold
- threefold
- two

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: twifeald
- Root: *twi-
- Root: *dwo-

## Etymology
From Old English twifeald ('double'), from twi- ('two') + -feald ('fold, times'). The element -fold descends from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- ('to fold').

## AI Etymology
Twofold is from Old English twifeald ('double'), from twi- ('two') + -feald ('fold, times'). The element -fold descends from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- ('to fold'). In present-day use, it means having two parts, or twice as great. Related vocabulary includes fourfold, manifold, threefold, and two.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity

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