dozen
doz·en / ˈdəzən/ (abbr.: dz.) • n. 1. (pl. same) a group or set of twelve: a dozen bottles of sherry. ∎ (dozens) inf. a lot: she has dozens of admirers.2. (the dozens) an exchange of insults engaged in as a game or ritual among black Americans.PHRASES: by the dozen in large quantities.DERIVATIVES: doz·enth / ˈdəzən[unvoicedth]/ adj.
dozen
dozen
dozen a group or set of twelve. Recorded from Middle English, the word comes ultimately (via Old French) from Latin duodecim ‘twelve’.
See also baker's dozen, devil's dozen.
See also baker's dozen, devil's dozen.
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