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Dozen
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Meaning
Noun
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In Collective numbers:
A set of twelve.
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In Collective numbers:
A large,
unspecified
number of,
comfortably
estimated
in small
multiples
of
twelve
, thus
generally
implied
to be
significantly
more than
ten
or
twelve
, but
less than
perhaps one or
two hundred
; many.
●
In Metallurgy:
An
old
English
measure
of
ore
containing
12 hundredweight.
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In Bingo & Collective numbers:
The number twelve.
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Origin
dozen
English
douzaine
French
duodecim
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Few
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Hundred
Handful
Thousand
Zillion
Couple
Gazillion
Million
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Half
Jillion
Bunch
Quarter
Six
Ten
Three
Third
Nine
Few
Hundreds
Lot
Thousands
Four
Eight
Five
Seven
Two
Fifty
Majority
Pair
Thirty
Fifth
Tens
Number
Billion
Hundred Thousand
A Few
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Rhymes
Dozen
Cozen
Cousin
Baker'S Dozen
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