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Definition of Sevenfold
1. Adverb. Seven times. "The population of this village increased sevenfold in the past 100 years"
2. Adjective. Having seven units or components.
Definition of Sevenfold
1. a. Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount.
2. adv. Seven times as much or as often.
Definition of Sevenfold
1. Adjective. Seven times as much; multiplied by seven. ¹
2. Adjective. Having seven parts. ¹
3. Adverb. By a factor of seven. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sevenfold
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sevenfold
Literary usage of Sevenfold
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ocean of Theosophy by William Quan Judge (1893)
"And all these various powers and potentialities being well worked out in this
slow but sure process, at last man is put upon the scene a sevenfold being ..."
2. History of New England by John Gorham Palfrey (1859)
"the first authenticated European explorations, oc- sevenfold cupied the country
enclosed by the Gulf of Mex- division of ico, the Mississippi, ..."
3. The Bacchanals and Other Plays by Euripides by Euripides (1888)
"These bulwarks for their sevenfold gates renowned E'en now in arms approaching,
he demands His father's sceptre, and an equal share Of the domain. ..."
4. Studies and Appreciations by William Sharp, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp (1912)
"THE sevenfold NEED IN LITERATURE (A Fragment) i. IDEA. ii. TECHNIQUE. in.
SPONTANEITY OF IMPRESSION. FIDELITY OF OBSERVATION. SINCERITY IN EXPRESSION. ..."
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