"eightfold" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English eahtafeald. Equivalent to eight + -fold. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?], {{inh|en|ang|eahtafeald}} Old English eahtafeald, {{suffix|en|eight|fold}} eight + -fold Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} eightfold (not comparable)
  1. Eight times as much; multiplied by eight. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Eight Translations (eight times as much): kaheksakordne (Estonian), kahdeksankertainen (Finnish), nyolcszor akkora/annyi (Hungarian), nyolcszoros (Hungarian), восьмикра́тный (vosʹmikrátnyj) (Russian), ఎనిమిదింతలు (enimidintalu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-eightfold-en-adj-T~r3EZV3 Disambiguation of Eight: 49 27 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English refractory feminine rhymes, English terms suffixed with -fold Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 12 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 80 14 6 Disambiguation of English refractory feminine rhymes: 81 19 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fold: 72 28 0 Disambiguation of 'eight times as much': 97 3
  2. Containing eight parts. Tags: not-comparable Translations (containing eight parts): kaheksaosaline (Estonian), kahdeksanosainen (Finnish), nyolcrészes (Hungarian), nyolcas (Hungarian), nyolcrétű (Hungarian), восьмерно́й (vosʹmernój) (Russian), восьмери́чный (vosʹmeríčnyj) (Russian), oktatse (Tocharian B)
    Sense id: en-eightfold-en-adj-pDE74dlt Disambiguation of 'containing eight parts': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eightfold path, noble eightfold path, eightfoldness, eightfold way

Adverb

Etymology: From Middle English [Term?], from Old English eahtafeald. Equivalent to eight + -fold. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm}} Middle English [Term?], {{inh|en|ang|eahtafeald}} Old English eahtafeald, {{suffix|en|eight|fold}} eight + -fold Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} eightfold (not comparable)
  1. By a factor of eight. Tags: not-comparable Translations (by a factor of eight): achtvoudig (Dutch), kaheksakordselt (Estonian), kahdeksankertaisesti (Finnish), nyolcszorosan (Hungarian), nyolcszorosára (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-eightfold-en-adv-ekPkxke6

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