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 threefold
      adj 1: three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or
             triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble,
              triple]
      2: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or
         qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the
         office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and
         private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its
         double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: double,
          dual, twofold, treble]
      adv : by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the
            past five years" [syn: three times]