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Dozen - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dozen : adj : denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units [syn: twelve,
12, xii]
(noun)
1: the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one [syn:
twelve, 12, XII]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dozen : \Doz"en\, n.; pl. Dozen (before another noun), Dozens.
[OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze
twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two _ decem ten. See Two,
Ten, and cf. Duodecimal.]
1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve;
with or without of before the substantive which follows.
``Some six or seven dozen of Scots.'' ``A dozen of shirts
to your back.'' ``A dozen sons.'' ``Half a dozen
friends.'' --Shak.
2. An indefinite small number. --Milton.
A baker's dozen, thirteen; -- called also a long dozen.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Dozen |
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saraswathi: @vilakudy Wow, Baasha is an ALL-TIME favorite. Watched it a Dozen times but never get bored. |
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dreamersawake: @nicolegalletta i looked for a job in savannah, i really did, but it was not meant to be. i looked for five months, over a Dozen interviews. |
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ZhaEwry: thinks its time to pre-prep a couple Dozen latkes. http://plurk.com/p/2ybspp |
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