"eightfold" meaning in English

See eightfold in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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: 52 25 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English refractory feminine rhymes, English terms suffixed with -fold, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 0 Disambiguation of English refractory feminine rhymes: 84 16 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fold: 69 31 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 76 24 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 77 23 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 78 22 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 81 19 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 96 4 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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          "word": "kaheksakordne"
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          "word": "kahdeksankertainen"
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      "sense": "eight times as much",
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      "word": "восьмерно́й"
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