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| ounce [ ownss ] (plural ounc·es) |
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1. unit of weight: a unit of weight in the avoirdupois system equal to one-sixteenth of a pound, approximately 28 g
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2. fluid ounce: a unit for measuring liquid, equal to 0.0284 of a litre
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3. small amount: a small amount of something
 Anyone with an ounce of common sense would take an umbrella on a day like this.
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| [14th century. Via Old French unce< Latin uncia "twelfth part, inch, ounce" < unus "one"] |
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