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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. |
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"dozen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dozen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dozen.html "dozen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dozen.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "dozen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dozen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dozen.html T. F. HOAD. "dozen." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dozen.html |
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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. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "dozen." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "dozen." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-dozen.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "dozen." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-dozen.html |
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Dozena collection of twelve objects; also an indefinite small number. Examples: dozen of ale, 1677; of beer, 1893; of bread, 1574; of wine; of wonders, 1340. |
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"Dozen." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dozen." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300556.html "Dozen." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300556.html |
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•Italian, stallion
•cañon, canyon, companion
•hellion, rebellion
•Kenyan
•Melanesian, Micronesian, Polynesian
•billion, jillion, million, modillion, multimillion, pillion, septillion, sextillion, squillion, trillion, zillion
•minion, opinion, pinion
•carillon • slumgullion
•bunion, Bunyan, grunion, onion, Runyon
•roentgen • damson • Kansan • Tarzan
•blazon, brazen, emblazon, liaison, raisin
•Spätlesen
•reason, season, treason
•arisen, grison, imprison, mizzen, prison, risen, uprisen
•Pilsen • crimson • malison
•benison, denizen
•orison • citizen
•bedizen, greisen, horizon, kaizen
•Stockhausen
•chosen, frozen
•Lederhosen • poison • Susan
•cousin, cozen, dozen
•Amazon
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"dozen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dozen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dozen.html "dozen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dozen.html |
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