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doz·en  (dzn)

n.

1. pl. dozen Abbr. doz. or dz. A set of 12.

2. dozens An indefinite, large number: dozens of errands to run.

adj.

Twelve.

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[Middle English dozeine, from Old French dozaine, from doze, twelve, ultimately from Latin duodecim : duo, two; see dwo- in Indo-European roots + decem, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

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dozenth (-nth) adj.

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dozen [ˈdʌz^ən]

determiner

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) (preceded by a or a numeral)

a.  twelve or a group of twelve a dozen eggs two dozen oranges

b.  (as pronoun; functioning as sing or plural) give me a dozen there are at least a dozen who haven't arrived yet

n pl dozens, dozen

by the dozen in large quantities

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) See baker's dozen

talk nineteen to the dozen to talk without stopping See also dozens

[from Old French douzaine, from douze twelve, from Latin duodecim, from duo two + decem ten]

dozenth  adj

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Dozen a 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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dozen - the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one 12, twelve, XII large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten boxcars - (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots
Adj.	1.	dozen - denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units 12, twelve, xii cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

dozen [ˈdʌzn] N → docena f
80p a dozen → 80 peniques la docena
a dozen eggs → una docena de huevos
they arrived in their dozens or by the dozen → llegaban docenas de ellos
dozens of times/people → cantidad f de veces/gente

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dozen [ˈdʌz^ən] n

(= twelve) → douzaine f
two dozen → deux douzaines
a dozen eggs → une douzaine d'œufs
two dozen eggs → deux douzaines d'œufs
80p a dozen → 80p la douzaine

dozens of (= lots of) → des dizaines de
I've told you that dozens of times → Je t'ai dit ça des dizaines de fois.

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dozen

n → Dutzend nt; 80p a dozen → 80 Pence das Dutzend; two dozen eggs → zwei Dutzend Eier; half a dozen → sechs, ein halbes Dutzend; dozens → jede Menge; (fig inf) → eine ganze Menge; dozens of times (inf) → x-mal (inf), → tausendmal; there are dozens like that (inf) → das gibts wie Sand am Meer; there were dozens of incidents like this one (inf) → es gab dutzende or Dutzende solcher Vorfälle; dozens of people came (inf) → dutzende or Dutzende von Leuten kamen

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dozen [ˈdʌzn] n → dozzina
80p a dozen → 80 pence la dozzina
a dozen eggs → una dozzina d'uova
dozens of times → centinaia or migliaia di volte
dozens of people → decine fpl di persone

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dozen [ˈdʌzn] n → dozzina
80p a dozen → 80 pence la dozzina
a dozen eggs → una dozzina d'uova
dozens of times → centinaia or migliaia di volte
dozens of people → decine fpl di persone

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dozen

n dozen [ˈdazn]

a group of twelve two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please. dosyn دَزّينَه، إثنا عَشَر дузина tucet dusin das Dutzend ντουζίνα docena tosin دو جین kaksitoista douzaine תְרֵיסָר दर्जन, बारह tucet, dvanaest tucat lusin tylft dozzina ダース 12개 tuzinas ducis dozen dozijn dusin tuzin dúzia duzină дюжина tucet ducat tuce dussin หนึ่งโหล düzine (一)打，十二個 дюжина کسی عدد کے بعد 12 کی تعداد کے لۓ استعمال کرنا tá （一）打，十二个

dozens (of)

very many I've been there dozens of times. dikwels دَزّينات من، مَرّات كَثيرَه много mnoho dusinvis dutzende Male ένα σωρό montones de lugematud خیلی tusinoittain des douzaines (de) עָשַׂרוֹת बहुत बार mnogo számtalan(szor) banyak margoft, margsinnis; mjög margir dozzine di たくさんの 매우 많이 dešimtys, daugybė milzums banyak kali tientallen dusinvis mnóstwo montes de zeci de множество, масса hŕba na ducate bezbroj dussintals จำนวนมาก yüzlerce, pek çok 許多 багато بہت زیادہ nhiều 许多

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dozen → دستة tucet dusin Dutzend ντουζίνα docena tusina douzaine tucet dozzina 12個 다스 dozijn dusin tuzin dúzia дюжина dussin หนึ่งโหล düzine tá 一打