fivefold

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    Cardinal: five
    Ordinal: fifth
    Latinate ordinal: quintary, quinary
    Reverse order ordinal: fifth to last, fifth from last, last but four
    Latinate reverse order ordinal: propreantepenultimate
    Adverbial: five times
    Multiplier: fivefold
    Latinate multiplier: quintuple
    Distributive: quintuply
    Germanic collective: fivesome
    Collective of n parts: quintuplet, pentuplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: pentad
    Greek collective prefix: penta-
    Latinate collective prefix: quinque-
    Fractional: fifth
    Elemental: quintuplet, pentuplet
    Greek prefix: pempto-
    Number of musicians: quintet
    Number of years: quinquennium, lustrum

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Etymology

From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five +‎ -fold.

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Adjective

fivefold (not comparable)

  1. Five times as much or as many.
  2. In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.
    • 1885, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, page 246:
      [W]e pay twofold adoration to the goddess who grants increase and perfection. ... Fivefold adoration to her who exists in the form of Wisdom.

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Adverb

fivefold (not comparable)

  1. By a factor of five.

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