three-fold Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite three times as great or many
    treble; threefold; triple.
    • a claim for treble (or triple) damages
    • a threefold increase
  2. adjective satellite having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson
    treble; twofold; two-fold; double; threefold; dual.
    • a double (or dual) role for an actor
    • the office of a clergyman is twofold
    • every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison

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