twofold

== English == === Alternative forms === two-fold === Etymology === From Middle English twofold, from Old English twēofeald. Equivalent to two +‎ -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt and Dutch tweevoudig. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtuːfəʊld/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtufoʊld/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈtʉːfəʉld/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈtʉːfɐʉld/ === Adjective === twofold (not comparable) Double; duplicate; multiplied by two. Having two parts, especially two different parts. 1874, Ernest Myers (transl.), The Extant Odes of Pindar, translated into English, Pythian Ode III, page 65. Had I but landed there and brought unto him a twofold joy, first golden health and next this my song of triumph to be a splendour in his Pythian crown […] ==== Synonyms ==== (double): double, duplicate; see also Thesaurus:twofold (having two parts): twin; see also Thesaurus:dual ==== Derived terms ==== twofoldness ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === twofold (not comparable) In a double degree; doubly. ==== Synonyms ==== double; see also Thesaurus:twice ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “twofold”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “twofold”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === to fold, to folde, two-fold, two fold, twofolde, two-folde, twovold (early) twafald, twavalt === Etymology === A remodelling of twifold after two +‎ -fold. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtwɔːfɔːld/, /ˈtwoːfɔːld/ === Adjective === twofold double, twofold (having two parts) double, twofold (two times) (rare) uncertain, wavering ==== Descendants ==== English: twofold === Adverb === twofold In a twofold way; twice. ==== Descendants ==== English: twofold === References === “twōfōld, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.