"centuryful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: centuryfuls [plural]
Etymology: century + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|century|ful|pos=noun}} century + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} centuryful (plural centuryfuls)
  1. An amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century.
    Sense id: en-centuryful-en-noun-xRP-cTS2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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