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twifold

/ˈtwaɪfəʊld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
twifold
IPA
/ˈtwaɪfəʊld/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Twofold.

Archaic

adv

In a twofold manner or measure.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English twifold, twifald, from Old English twifeald (“double, twofold”), from Proto-West Germanic *twifald, from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz (“twofold”), equivalent to twi- + -fold. Cognate with Middle High German zwivalt (“double”), Old Norse tvífaldr (“double”), Icelandic tvöfaldur (“double”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: twifold, twifeald, *twifald, *twifaldaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

more twifold (comparative) most twifold (superlative) twyfold (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce twifold?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwaɪfəʊld/.
What does twifold mean?
Twofold.
Where does twifold come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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