fold

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  2. noun a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
  3. noun a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock

Etymology

The verb is from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). The noun is from Middle English folde, falde, itself derived from the verb.

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Synonyms

crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend

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