hundredfold

hundredfold
adjective or adverb see hundred

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Hundredfold — Hun dred*fold , n. A hundred times as much or as many. [1913 Webster] He shall receive as hundredfold now in this time. Mark x. 30. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hundredfold — c.1200, from HUNDRED (Cf. hundred) + FOLD (Cf. fold) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hundredfold — [hun′drədfōld΄, hun′dərdfōld΄] adj. [ HUNDRED + FOLD] having a hundred times as much or as many adv. a hundred times as much or as many: with a (or, British, an) n. a number or an amount a hundred times as great …   English World dictionary

  • hundredfold — /hun drid fohld /, adj. 1. a hundred times as great or as much. 2. comprising a hundred parts or members. adv. 3. in a hundredfold measure. [1125 75; ME hundredfald. See HUNDRED, FOLD] * * * …   Universalium

  • hundredfold — hun•dred•fold [[t]ˈhʌn drɪdˌfoʊld[/t]] adj. 1) a hundred times as great or as much 2) comprising a hundred parts or members 3) in a hundredfold measure • Etymology: 1125–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • hundredfold — /ˈhʌndrədfoʊld/ (say hundruhdfohld) adjective 1. comprising a hundred parts or members. 2. a hundred times as great or as much. –adverb 3. in a hundredfold measure …  

  • hundredfold — hundred ► CARDINAL NUMBER 1) ten more than ninety; 100. (Roman numeral: c or C.) 2) (hundreds) informal an unspecified large number. 3) used to express whole hours in the twenty four hour system. ► NOUN Brit. historical ▪ a subdivision o …   English terms dictionary

  • hundredfold — adverb by a factor of one hundred they money increased a hundredfold • Syn: ↑a hundred times …   Useful english dictionary

  • hundredfold — 1. adjective Multiplied by a hundred. 2. adverb By a factor of one hundred …   Wiktionary

  • hundredfold — adv. times one hundred …   English contemporary dictionary

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