SIXFOLD

sextuple, sixfold, six-fold

(adjective) having six units or components

sixfold, six times

(adverb) by a factor of six; “the population of this town increased sixfold when gold was found in the surrounding hills”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sixfold (not comparable)

Having six component parts.

Adverb

sixfold (not comparable)

Times six, multiplied by six.

Source: Wiktionary


Six"fold`, a. Etym: [AS. sixfealand.]

Definition: Six times repeated; six times as much or as many.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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