definition of
threefold

[1] #1 threefold s. [treble, three-fold, triple] three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase". wn

[2] #2 threefold r. [three times] by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years". wn

[3] #3 threefold s. [double, dual, twofold, two-fold, treble, three-fold] 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"-Frederic. wn