[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

threefold \three"fold`\, a. oe. thornreofald; cf. as.
   thornrimacfeald.
   consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as,
   threefold justice.
   1913 webster

         a threefold cord is not quickly broken.  --eccl. iv.
                                                  12.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

threefold
     adj 1: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble or
            triple damages"; "a threefold increase" syn: treble,
             triple
     2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
        qualities; "a double or dual role for an actor"; "the
        office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
        private influence"- r.w.emerson; "every episode has its
        double and treble meaning"-frederick harrison syn: double,
         dual, twofold, treble
     adv : by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the
           past five years" syn: three times
see also:
treble triple double dual twofold three times 

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