"decadeful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: decadefuls [plural], decadesful [plural]
Etymology: From decade + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decade|ful|pos=noun}} decade + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|decadesful}} decadeful (plural decadefuls or decadesful)
  1. The amount that fills or is produced in a decade.

Inflected forms

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