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| doz·en [ dúzz'n ] |
noun (plural doz·en) |
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group of 12: a group of 12 people or objects
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many: a large number of
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 I've told you a dozen times already!
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plural noun doz·ens |
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a large number: a large quantity or a great many
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has dozens of friends
gave away dozens more
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| [13th century. Via Old French dozeine< Latin duodecim "twelve" < duo "two" + decem "ten"] |
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by the dozen in large quantities
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