TWO-FOLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does two-fold mean? 

• TWO-FOLD (adjective)
  The adjective TWO-FOLD has 2 senses:

1. having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

2. twice as great or many

  Familiarity information: TWO-FOLD used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWO-FOLD (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities

Synonyms:

double; dual; three-fold; threefold; treble; two-fold; twofold

Context example:

every episode has its double and treble meaning

Similar:

multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Twice as great or many

Synonyms:

double; doubled; two-fold; twofold

Context example:

a twofold increase

Similar:

multiple (having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual)

 Context examples 

The presence of fibrin fibers and fibrin degradation products [(DD)E1 and (DD)E2] exert a two-fold stimulation of tPA and uPA.

(Fibrinolysis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The virus has a two-fold effect, not only irritating fat cells and causing them to become inflamed, but also preventing them dying and being flushed away by the body.

(Scientists Find Virus Linked to Weight Gain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)