| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | doz·en |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d z  n |
| NOUN: | 1. Inflected forms: pl. dozen
abbr. doz. or dz. A set of 12. 2. dozens An indefinite, large number: dozens of errands to run. | | ADJECTIVE: | Twelve. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English dozeine, from Old French dozaine, from doze, twelve, ultimately from Latin duodecim : duo, two; see dwo- in Appendix I + decem, ten; see dek in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | dozenth (-nth) —ADJECTIVE
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