An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
TWOFOLD
double, doubled, twofold, two-fold
(adjective) twice as great or many; “ate a double portion”; “the dose is doubled”; “a twofold increase”
double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, threefold, three-fold
(adjective) having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; “a double (or dual) role for an actor”; “the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence”- R.W.Emerson; “every episode has its double and treble meaning”-Frederick Harrison
twofold, two times
(adverb) by a factor of two; “the price increased twofold last year”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
twofold (not comparable)
Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
Having two parts, especially two different parts.
Synonyms
• (double): double, duplicate; see also twofold
• (having two parts): twin; see also dual
Adverb
twofold (not comparable)
In a double degree; doubly.
Synonyms
• double; see also twice
Source: Wiktionary
Two"fold`, a. Etym: [Cf. Twifold.]
Definition: Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument.
Two"fold`, adv.
Definition: In a double degree; doubly.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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