Adjective
- 1. quadruple, fourfold, four-fold, multiple (vs. single)
- usage: four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage"
- 2. quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold, multiple (vs. single)
- usage: having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"
Adverb
- 1. fourfold, four times
- usage: by a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years"
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