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eightfold

adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Containing eight parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 2003, Richard Morris, The Last Sorcerers, page 213, The scheme, which Gell-Mann called the eightfold way, grouped mesons and baryons into families.

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3

adv

Meaning 3

By a factor of eight.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having eight units or components

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: octuple, eight-fold

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English eahtafeald. Equivalent to eight + -fold.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Estonian: kaheksakordne — eight times as much
  • Finnish: kahdeksankertainen — eight times as much
  • Greek: οκταπλός (oktaplós) — eight times as much
  • Greek: οχταπλός (ochtaplós) — eight times as much
  • Hungarian: nyolcszor akkora, nyolcszor annyi — eight times as much
  • Hungarian: nyolcszoros — eight times as much
  • Russian: восьмикра́тный (vosʹmikrátnyj) — eight times as much
  • Telugu: ఎనిమిదింతలు (enimidintalu) — eight times as much
  • Estonian: kaheksaosaline — containing eight parts
  • Finnish: kahdeksanosainen — containing eight parts
  • Hungarian: nyolcrészes — containing eight parts
  • Hungarian: nyolcas — containing eight parts
  • Hungarian: nyolcrétű — containing eight parts
  • Russian: восьмерно́й (vosʹmernój) — containing eight parts
  • Russian: восьмери́чный (vosʹmeríčnyj) — containing eight parts
  • Tocharian B: oktatse — containing eight parts
  • Dutch: achtvoudig — by a factor of eight
  • Estonian: kaheksakordselt — by a factor of eight
  • Finnish: kahdeksankertaisesti — by a factor of eight
  • Hungarian: nyolcszorosan — by a factor of eight
  • Hungarian: nyolcszorosára — by a factor of eight