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thirteenfold

thirteenfold

6.7
To an amount thirteen times greater
  • adverb
  • /θɜrˈtinˌfoʊld/
: trece veces
  • The number of programs increased thirteenfold during the decade to follow.

Examples

  • After the campaign launched, the donations to the charity rose thirteenfold within just a month.

  • I knelt before the Lord our Google and finger prayed for an answer, and an answer came to me thirteenfold and twenty.

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  • The project’s budget increased thirteenfold, allowing for more resources and staff.

  • The city’s population grew thirteenfold in the last fifty years, leading to significant urban development.

How Many Times

thirteenfold
6.7
tenfold
14 4.3
fourfold
3 4.7
threefold
1 3.9
single
15 1.0

Surface Forms

thirteenfold positive

Morphology

thirteenfold = thirteen (transparent) = thirteen + fold

The adverbial sense is a straightforward extension of 'thirteen' + '-fold' meaning 'to thirteen times' or 'in thirteen ways'.

Etymology

Thirteenfold comes from thirteen + fold, with fold meaning 'times' as in twofold, so the adverb means 'by thirteen times' or 'to thirteen times the amount'.