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Definition of Ninefold
1. Adverb. By a factor of nine. "My investment has increased ninefold"
2. Adjective. Having nine units or components.
Definition of Ninefold
1. a. Nine times repeated.
Definition of Ninefold
1. Adjective. having nine parts ¹
2. Adjective. having nine times as much or as many ¹
3. Adverb. By a factor of nine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ninefold
1. nine times as great [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ninefold
Literary usage of Ninefold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner by Charles Edwards Lester (1874)
"That of Virginia had not doubled in sixty years, while that of New York had
multiplied more than ninefold. A similar comparison may be made between Kentucky ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... it is that in which qualities abide, and in which action takes place. It is
ninefold, viz., earth, water, light, air, ether, time, space, soul, ..."
3. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"Nincompoop, s. niais, e ! aot, te ninefold, adj. neuf fois autant Nine, adj.
neuf Ninepins, s. quilles, f. pl. ..."
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