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thirteenfold

thirteenfold

6.3
Thirteen times as large or made of thirteen parts
  • adjective
  • /ˈθɜrˌtiːnfoʊld/
: trece veces
  • The company reported a thirteenfold increase in profits over the last decade.

Examples

  • The scientist observed a thirteenfold rise in the number of test subjects responding to the treatment.

  • This year's profits are thirteenfold higher than last year's.

  • Membership in the club grew thirteenfold after the new program was introduced.

  • The population increased thirteenfold in just a decade.

  • The company reported a thirteenfold increase in profits over the last decade.

  • Membership in the club grew thirteenfold after the new program was introduced.

  • This year's profits are thirteenfold higher than last year's.

How Many

hundredfold
3 5.4
thirteenfold
6.3
tenfold
14 4.3
threefold
1 3.9
twofold
1 3.7

Surface Forms

thirteenfold positive

Morphology

thirteenfold = thirteen (transparent) = thirteen + fold

The meaning 'thirteen times' or 'consisting of thirteen parts' is directly and productively derived from the numeral 'thirteen' plus the productive suffix '-fold'.

Etymology

Thirteenfold comes from putting thirteen and fold together, where fold means 'times' or 'parts', just like in twofold. So thirteenfold describes something that is 'thirteen times' as much or made of thirteen parts.