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centuryful

centuryful noun: an amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century.

Noun

centuryful (plural centuryfuls)

  1. An amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century.
    • Besides, here 's a chance to take in three centuryfuls of history at a gulp, already canned.1924, Thomas Morris Longstreth, The Lake Superior Country, page 167
    • It is obvious that a whole centuryful of people cannot really be either "right" or "wrong."1942, George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, The American Mercury - Volume 54, page 627

Examples of centuryful in a sentence

  • A centuryful of the town's past life is piled up and squeezed into it.1979, Ricardo Landeira, Critical Essays on Gabriel Miro, page 113:
  • Treat yourself to a centuryful of fascination.1981, The Magazine Antiques - Volume 119, page 864:

Forms of centuryful

pluralcenturyfuls

Origin of centuryful

From century + -ful.

Questions about centuryful

What does centuryful mean?
Centuryful means an amount that arises from or occurs over the course of a century.
How do you use centuryful in a sentence?
A centuryful of the town's past life is piled up and squeezed into it.
What part of speech is centuryful?
Centuryful is a noun.
What is the plural of centuryful?
The plural of centuryful is centuryfuls.

Words near centuryful in the dictionary

  1. century of humiliation
  2. century plant
  3. century plants
  4. century year
  5. century years
  6. centuryful
  7. centuryfuls
  8. centurylong
  9. centzontle
  10. centzontles
  11. centzontlé

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