FIVEFOLD

quintuple, fivefold, five-fold

(adjective) having five units or components

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

fivefold (not comparable)

In fives; consisting of five in one; quintuple.

Adverb

fivefold (not comparable)

By a factor of five.

Source: Wiktionary


Five"fold`, a. & adv.

Definition: In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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