"hundred-thousandfold" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From hundred thousand + -fold. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hundred thousand|fold}} hundred thousand + -fold Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hundred-thousandfold (not comparable)
  1. By a factor of one hundred thousand. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hundred-thousandfold-en-adj-FT8iuqVX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fold Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fold: 50 50

Adverb

Etymology: From hundred thousand + -fold. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hundred thousand|fold}} hundred thousand + -fold Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} hundred-thousandfold (not comparable)
  1. By a factor of one hundred thousand. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hundred-thousandfold-en-adv-FT8iuqVX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -fold Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fold: 50 50

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