sevenfold
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɛvənfoʊld/
adj
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sevenfold, sevenefold, from Old English seofonfeald. Equivalent to seven + -fold.
- Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.
““I'm through with all pawn-games,” I laughed. “Come, let us have a game of lansquenet. Either I will take a farewell fall out of you or you will have your sevenfold revenge”.”
“Long-distance rail travel is increasing despite a similar sevenfold rise in ownership of private transport throughout the country.”
- Having seven parts; composed of seven items.
“Come down to the sevenfold gates and harry the foemen away!”
adv
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sevenfold, sevenefold, from Old English seofonfeald. Equivalent to seven + -fold.
- By a factor of seven.
“And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”