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- adjective By a
multiple offifty ; by fifty times as much or as many. - adverb By a
factor offifty .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In 1930, even before medication for leprosy was discovered, their number had been reduced to 2 percent of the lepers who had lived in Norway before isolation—a fiftyfold reduction within eighty years.29
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In 1930, even before medication for leprosy was discovered, their number had been reduced to 2 percent of the lepers who had lived in Norway before isolation—a fiftyfold reduction within eighty years.29
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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It is fiftyfold less than the 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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In 1930, even before medication for leprosy was discovered, their number had been reduced to 2 percent of the lepers who had lived in Norway before isolation—a fiftyfold reduction within eighty years.29
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In 1930, even before medication for leprosy was discovered, their number had been reduced to 2 percent of the lepers who had lived in Norway before isolation—a fiftyfold reduction within eighty years.29
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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It is fiftyfold less than the 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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The 1793 invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney increased by fiftyfold the quantity of cotton that could be processed in a day and greatly increased the demand for slave labor in the South.
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The amount of WOT fan-fiction probably exceeds the volume of the series at least fiftyfold.
Jordanian hiatus Adam Roberts 2010
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And long-term HIV-positive men have a fiftyfold greater risk of developing testicular cancer than the general population.
A Baby at Last! Mark L. Fuerst 2010
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Welch's iconic status -- GE's stock has increased fiftyfold in his 20-year reign -- and the circumstances surrounding his extension may have tempered the criticism.
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