Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a six-fold degree; with six times the amount, extent, value, etc.
  • Six times repeated; six times as much or as many.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Six times repeated; six times as much or as many.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having six component parts.
  • adverb Times six, multiplied by six.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having six units or components
  • adverb by a factor of six
  • adjective having six units or components

Etymologies

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six +‎ -fold

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