1. a unit of stage scenery consisting of two flats hinged together.
1. having
two elements or parts.
2. twice as great or as much; double.
3. in twofold measure; doubly.
Examples from the web for twofold
- The advantages are twofold: short-term income and a larger payback over the long term.
- Therefore, our objectives with this research are twofold.
- The researchers believe the implications could be twofold.
- Those who believe that it is, make a twofold contention.
- The purpose would be twofold: to avoid a bailout of state governments and to stick it to public employee unions.
- The lesson for those who want to be more innovative is twofold.
- The implications of this statistical bombshell are twofold.
- One sometimes senses a twofold purpose in such confidences.
- Family law provisions relating to vacation-related issues have a twofold function.
- The administration's dishonesty when it comes to casualties and health care has been twofold.
British Dictionary definitions for twofold
adjective 1. equal to twice as many or twice as much; double: a twofold increase
2. made of two parts; dual: a twofold reason
Word Origin and History for twofold