twelvefold
Definition of twelvefold
1 : having 12 parts or aspects
2 : being 12 times as large, as great, or as many as some understood size, degree, or amount a twelvefold increase
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Origin and Etymology of twelvefold
1twelve + -fold
twelvefold
Definition of twelvefold
: to 12 times as much or as many : by 12 times increased twelvefold
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