Threefold

Definitions: Threefold

Threefold

Adjective

1. Three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase".

2. Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison.

Adverb

1. By a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years".

Date "threefold" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Mining	An axial symmetry operation requiring three repetitions to complete 360degrees or return to identity. Syn:triad. (references)
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Synonyms: Threefold

Synonyms: double (adj), dual (adj), treble (adj), triple (adj), twofold (adj), three times (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Triplication	Adjective: treble, triple; tern, ternary; triplicate, threefold, trilogistic; third; trinal, trine.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Threefold

English words defined with "threefold": Tergeminous, Thick and threefold, three times, Thribble, treble, Trebly, Tri-, Triformity, Trigeminous, Trinal, triple, triplicate, Triplication, Triplicity. (references)

Specialty definitions using "threefold": intensity of noise ♦ Man Threefold ♦ volume of noise. (references)

Etymologies containing "threefold": Thribble, Trichotomy, tridymite, Trifarious, Trijugous, Triploblastic. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	A Guide to the Threefold Lotus Sutra (reference) Pushkin Threefold (reference) The Threefold Cord: Mind, Body, and World [DOWNLOAD: MICROSOFT READER] (reference) The Threefold Pathway of Fire (reference) The Threefold State: The True Aspect of the Social Question (reference) (more book examples)
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	The Co-operative Party has a threefold purpose : to defend the Co-operative Movement : to represent and promote consumer's interests ...Credit: Library of Congress.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Infants with this ominous history are rare. Infants with two or more such episodes may have up to a threefold further increase in risk of death. (references)
		This multi-site, NIA-supported clinical trial will determine whether the use of estrogen in cognitively normal older women with a family history of AD (and therefore a twofold to threefold increased risk of developing the disease) may prevent the development of AD. Scientists at Columbia University are coordinating this study. (references)
		Scientists sponsored by NICHD have found that a protein in the body, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), regulates nerve cell growth in the brain of newborn rats by crossing the blood-brain barrier to stimulate nerve cell division (Wagner et al., 1999). These researchers also discovered that the effects of bFGF were not restricted to the perinatal period, but also stimulated brain cell growth in older animals, indicating that cells continue to be responsive to bFGF later in life. In adult animals, peripheral bFGF increased cell division threefold in the forebrain and areas related to the sense of smell, indicating that bFGF regulates ongoing generation of nerve cells by a unique pathway, potentially providing new approaches for treating damaged brain cells during development and into adulthood. (references)
Business		Furthermore, the triple jump of out of pocket healthcare payments (20% in 1978, 26% in 1986, 42% in 1993, and well over 50% today), also contributes to a tenfold-plus rise in private health spending compared to a threefold increase in government spending. (references)
		The present wholesale sales tax on beer, including an excise tax component based on alcohol content, is 37 percent and with the introduction of GST the price of beer was expected to drop. However, the Australian Government proposes to increase the remaining excise tax on beer around threefold, which when added to the 10 percent GST will give a total tax in excess of the original 37 percent. (references)
Economic History	Hungary	This is well illustrated by the fact that foreign exchange revenues in Hungary's tourism sector multiplied threefold between 1989 and 1999. Furthermore, experts estimate that ten percent of Hungary's GDP currently derives from tourism. (references)
Political Economy	Trinidad	The crime rate, which increased threefold between 1990 and 1994, continues to be a serious concern for the Panday government, which came to office on an anti-crime platform, among other things. (references)
Worker Rights	Indonesia	In July and October, 9,000 workers at state aircraft manufacturer P.T. Dirgantara Indonesia went on strike to protest the firing of the chairman and secretary of their union and demanded threefold salary increases. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Threefold" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 62.10% of the time. "Threefold" is used about 124 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	62.1%	77	37,929
Adverb (general)	37.9%	47	49,740
Total	100.00%	124	N/A

Expression using "threefold": Thick and threefold. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "threefold": two-to-threefold.
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Language		Translations for "threefold"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i trefishtë (treble, trine, triplex, triplicate). (various references)

Arabic		‏أكبر بثلاث مرات, ‏ثلاثي (ternary, treble, triangular, trine, trio, tripartite, triple, triplex, triumvirate), ‏ثلاثة أضعاف. (various references)

Bulgarian		утроен (treble, triple), троен (ternary, ternate, three ply, three-way, treble, tri-, trifacial, trigeminal, trine, tripartite, triple, triplex), трикратен (treble, trine, triple, triplex). (various references)

Chinese		三倍 (triple). (various references)

Czech		trojnásobný (three fold, treble, triple). (various references)

Danish		trelagstrådrulle (threefold wire reel), tredobbeltgarn (threefold yarn), tredobbelt daekning (threefold coverage). (various references)

Dutch		drievoudige haspel (threefold wire reel), drievoudige bedekking (threefold coverage). (various references)

Farsi		سه مرتبه (Thrice), سه لا, سه گانه (Triple, Triplet), سه دفعه (Thrice), سه برابر (Treble, Triple, Triplicate). (various references)

Finnish		kolminkertaisesti (trebly), kolminkertainen (three-ply, treble, triple), kolminainen (treble, triple). (various references)

French		triple (thribble). (various references)

German		dreifach (ternary, three times, treble, trebly, triple, triplex, triply). (various references)

Greek		τριπλόσ (tern, three fold, three time as much, triple, triplex), τριπλασίωσ (trebly). (various references)

Hebrew		משולש (trebled, triangle, triangular, triple), פי שלוש (thrice, treble, triple). (various references)

Hungarian		háromszorosan (triply), háromszoros (treble, triple, triplex, triplicate). (various references)

Indonesian		lipat tiga. (various references)

Italian		triplo (in triplicate, treble, triple, triplicate). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		三重 (three-ply, treble, triple, triplicate), 三段構え (three-way, triple), 三つ折 (folded in three). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		さんじゅう (thirty, three-ply, treble, triple, triplicate), さんだんがまえ (three-way, triple), さんだんかまえ (three-way, triple), みつおり (folded in three). (various references)

Manx		tree filley (three-ply, three-ply of wool, triple, triplicate). (various references)

Pig Latin		eefoldthray

Portuguese		triplo (three ply, treble, tripartite, triple, triplex), triplicadamente, três vezes mais. (various references)

Romanian		întreit (treble, trebly, triple). (various references)

Russian		утроенный, тройной (ternary, three-way, treble, trifurcate, trinal, trine, triple, triplex, triplicate), троекратный (three-time, triple). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		trostruk (ternary, three ply, treble, trine, tripartite, triple, triplex, triplicate). (various references)

Spanish		triple (in triplicate, three ply, treble, triple, triplex), tres veces (three times, thrice). (various references)

Swedish		trefaldigt, trefaldig (treble, triple), tredubbelt, tredubbel (triple). (various references)

Thai		เป็นสามเท่า, สามเท่า, ประกอบด้วย 3 ส่วน. (various references)

Turkish		üçlü (tern, ternary, ternate, terzetto, three, threesome, triad, trilateral, trine, trio, tripartite, triple, triplet, triplex), üç katlı (three ply, three-storied, triplex), üç katı, üç kat (treble, trine, triple, triplicate). (various references)

Ukranian		утричі більше, на три частини, потрійний (ternary, treble, trifurcate, triple, triplex, triplicate), потроєний. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	triplex, triplus. (various references)
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Language	Date	Source	Ecclesiastes Chapter 4, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai ean epikrataiwqh o eiV oi duo sthsontai katenanti autou kai to spartion to entriton ou tacewV aporraghsetai
Latin	405	Vulgate	Et si quispiam praevaluerit contra unum duo resistent ei funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	If any man haue the ouere hond ayen oon, two withstonden to hym; a thre fold corde hard is to-broken.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And if one prevaileth against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.
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Language	Ecclesiastes Chapter 4, Verse 12
Cebuano	Ug kong ang usa ka tawo modaug batok niadtong nag-inusara, ang duruha makasukol kaniya; ug ang totolo ka bakokon nga pisi dili madali sa pagkabugto.
Croatian	I ako tko udari na jednoga, dvojica æe mu se oprijeti; i trostruko se uže ne kida brzo.
Danish	Og når nogen kan overvælde den ensomme, så kan to stå sig imod ham; tretvundet Snor brister ikke i Hast.
Dutch	En indien iemand den een mocht overweldigen, zo zullen de twee tegen hem bestaan; en een drievoudig snoer wordt niet haast gebroken.
Finnish	Ja yksinäisen kimppuun voi joku käydä, mutta kaksi pitää sille puolensa. Eikä kolmisäinen lanka pian katkea.
French	Et si quelqu`un est plus fort qu`un seul, les deux peuvent lui résister; et la corde à trois fils ne se rompt pas facilement.
German	Einer mag überwältigt werden, aber zwei mögen widerstehen; und eine dreifältige Schnur reißt nicht leicht entzwei.
Hungarian	Ha az egyiket megtámadja is valaki, ketten ellene állhatnak annak; és a hármas kötél nem hamar szakad el.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Dua orang yang bepergian bersama dapat menangkis serangan, tapi orang yang sendirian mudah dikalahkan. Tiga utas tali yang dijalin menjadi satu, sulit diputuskan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka jikalau kiranya seorang orang dapat dialahkan, dua orang akan berdiri tetap juga dan tali yang tiga lembar itu tak suang-suang putus.
Italian	Se uno aggredisce, in due gli possono resistere e una corda a tre capi non si rompe tanto presto.
Maori	Ki te kaha tetahi i a ia kotahi nei, ka maia te tokorua ki a ia; e kore hoki te aho takitoru e motu wawe.
Norwegian	Og om nogen kan vinne over den som er alene, så kan to holde stand mot ham, og en tredobbelt tråd sønderrives ikke så snart.
Portuguese	E, se alguém quiser prevalecer contra um, os dois lhe resistirão; e o cordão de três dobras não se quebra tão depressa.
Rumanian	Wi dacq se scoalq cineva asupra unuia, doi pot sq -i stea kmpotrivq; wi funia kmpletitq kn trei nu se rupe uwor.
Spanish	Y si uno es atacado por alguien, si son dos, prevalecerán contra él. Y un cordel triple no se rompe tan pronto.
Swedish	Och om någon kan slå ned den som är ensam, så hålla dock två stånd mot angriparen. Och en tretvinnad tråd brister icke så snart.
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Misspellings
	"Threefold" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: theefold, Threfall, threfold, treefuls. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "threefold" (pronounced thrē"fō'ld)
4	-f ō' l d	billfold, blindfold, centerfold, eightfold, fivefold, fourfold, manifold, ninefold, sevenfold, sixfold, tenfold.
3	-ō' l d	bankrolled, buttonholed, chokehold, foothold, freehold, handhold, household, leasehold, Mangold, marigold, pigeonholed, potholed, stranglehold, stronghold, threshold, toehold.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-f-h-l-o-r-t"
	-1 letter: freehold.
	-2 letters: feedlot, frothed, telford, thereof.
	-3 letters: defter, dehort, felted, floret, folder, hefted, hefter, hereof, hereto, hetero, holder, lefter, lofted, lofter, refelt, reflet, refold, retold, rolfed, telfer, teredo, tholed.
	-4 letters: defer, delft, deter, dhole, doeth, doter, elder, erode, ether, feted, fetor, fleer, fleet, forte, forth, freed, froth, heder, helot, holed, horde, hotel, lethe, ofter.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-e-f-h-l-o-r-t"
	+4 letters: foresightedly, softheartedly.
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