Ninefold
[adjective nahyn-fohld; adverb nahyn-fohld] /adjective ˈnaɪnˌfoʊld; adverb ˈnaɪnˈfoʊld/
adjective
1.
nine times as great or as much.
2.
having nine elements or parts.
adverb
3.
in a ninefold manner or measure; to or by nine times as much:
to increase one’s income ninefold.
/ˈnaɪnˌfəʊld/
adjective
1.
equal to or having nine times as many or as much
2.
composed of nine parts
adverb
3.
by or up to nine times as many or as much
Old English nigonfeald; see nine + -fold.
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