threefold

== English == === Alternative forms === three-fold, 3-fold === Etymology === From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three +‎ -fold. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === threefold (not comparable) Three times as great. Triple. (clarification of this definition is needed.) ==== Synonyms ==== (three times as great): thrissome; see also Thesaurus:threefold (triple): ternary, trine; see also Thesaurus:triple ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === threefold (not comparable) By a factor of three. ==== Synonyms ==== thrice, trebly; see also Thesaurus:thrice ==== Translations ==== === Noun === threefold (plural threefolds) (mathematics) An algebraic variety of dimension 3. === Verb === threefold (third-person singular simple present threefolds, present participle threefolding, simple past and past participle threefolded) (transitive) To make threefold; to triple. ==== Translations ====