Increase+twofold

  • 1twofold — I twofold UK [ˈtuːˌfəʊld] / US [ˈtuˌfoʊld] or two fold UK / US adjective 1) twice as much, or twice as many a twofold increase in cases of meningitis 2) consisting of two parts Our aim is twofold. II twofold UK [ˈtuːˌfəʊld] / US [ˈtuˌfoʊld] or… …

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  • 2twofold — two|fold [ˈtu:fəuld US fould] adj 1.) two times as much or as many of something ▪ a twofold increase in cases of TB 2.) having two important parts ▪ The benefits of the scheme are twofold. >twofold adv ▪ Student numbers have expanded twofold… …

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  • 3twofold — two|fold1 [ tu,fould ] or two ,fold adjective 1. ) twice as much, or twice as many: a twofold increase in cases of meningitis 2. ) consisting of two parts: Our aim is twofold. twofold two|fold 2 [ tu,fould ] or two ,fold adverb by twice the… …

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  • 4increase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, drastic, enormous, exponential, huge, large, major, marked …

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  • 5twofold — adjective 1 two times as much or as many of something: a twofold increase in the incidence of TB 2 having two important parts: The reasons for the collapse are twofold. twofold adverb …

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  • 6twofold [ˈtuːˌfəʊld] — adj 1) twice as much, or twice as many a twofold increase in the amount of traffic[/ex] 2) consisting of two parts The aim of the campaign is twofold.[/ex] twofold adv …

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  • 7twofold — adv. Twofold is used with these verbs: ↑increase …

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  • 8double — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. twofold, duplicate, duplex, dual. v. t. duplicate, increase, twofold; fold. n. duplication; twin, counterpart; understudy, stand in. See copy, similarity, substitution. on the double II (Roget s IV) …

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  • 9List of most highly-populated countries — This is a list of some of the high populated countries, continents, and regions in the world.AsiaBangladeshDespite sustained domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains a developing nation …

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  • 10double — [dub′əl] adj. [ME < OFr < L duplus, lit., twofold (akin to Gr diploos) < duo, TWO + plus < IE * plo , fold < base * pel , to FOLD1] 1. two combined; twofold; duplex 2. having two layers; folded in two 3. having two of one kind;… …

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