"cemeteryful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cemeteryfuls [plural]
Etymology: cemetery + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cemetery|ful|pos=noun}} cemetery + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} cemeteryful (plural cemeteryfuls)
  1. (rare, humorous) As much as a cemetery would hold. Tags: humorous, rare
    Sense id: en-cemeteryful-en-noun-z5j-oEHV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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