Etymology

tenfold

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Today it means: Ten times as much or as many. Full definition →

Middle English tenfold ← Old English tīenfeald
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  1. Old English · inherited fromtīenfeald
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtenfold
  3. English todaytenfold

From Middle English tenfold, tenfolde, from Old English tīenfeald, equivalent to ten + -fold.

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