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Webster 1913 Edition
Sevenfold
Sev′en-foldˊ
,Adj.
Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount.
“Sevenfold rage.” Milton.
Sev′en-foldˊ
,adv.
Seven times as much or as often.
Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him
sevenfold
. Gen. iv. 15.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sevenfold
SEV'ENFOLD
,Adj.
SEV'ENFOLD
,adv.
Whoever slayeth Cain, vengence shall be taken on him sevenfold. Gen. 4.
Definition 2024
sevenfold
sevenfold
English
Adjective
sevenfold (not comparable)
- Seven times as much; multiplied by seven.
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 29686887 , chapter I:
- “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”.
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 29686887 , chapter I:
- Having seven parts.
Translations
multiplied by seven (adjective)
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having seven parts (adjective)
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Adverb
sevenfold (not comparable)
- By a factor of seven.
- 1611, Bible (KJV):, Genesis 4:15
- 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.
- 1611, Bible (KJV):, Genesis 4:15
Translations
by a factor of seven (adverb)
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