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plurals - dozens; noun(a group of twelve: two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.) dúzia- dozens of- dozens* * *doz.en[d'∧zən] n 1 dúzia (não tem plural tomado quantitativamente). 2 (pl dozens) número indeterminado. a baker’s dozen dúzia de frade, treze em lugar de doze. a round dozen uma dúzia completa. by the dozen às dúzias. devil’s dozen = link=a%20baker%E2%80%99s%20dozen a baker’s dozen. dozens of times inúmeras vezes. enough for a dozen demasiado, sobrado. for the dozenth time pela centésima vez. half a dozen meia dúzia. in dozens = link=%20by%20the%20dozen by the dozen, link=per per dozen por dúzia. printer’s dozen = link=a a. baker’s dozen. to talk nineteen to the dozen falar pelos cotovelos.————————por dúzia. -
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plurals - dozens; noun(a group of twelve: two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.) dúzia- dozens of- dozens
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Dozen — Doz redirects here. For the Afro Asiatic language, see DOZ. Dozens redirects here. For other uses, see Dozens (disambiguation). Group of twelve redirects here. For other uses, see Group of Twelve (disambiguation). A dozen (common abbreviated doz… … Wikipedia
Dozen — Doz en (d[u^]z n), n.; pl. {Dozen} (before another noun), {Dozens} (d[u^]z nz). [OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See {Two}, {Ten}, and cf. {Duodecimal}.] 1. A collection of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dozen — Doz en (d[u^]z n), n.; pl. {Dozen} (before another noun), {Dozens} (d[u^]z nz). [OE. doseine, dosein, OF. doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo two + decem ten. See {Two}, {Ten}, and cf. {Duodecimal}.] 1. A collection of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dozen — doz‧en [ˈdʌzn] written abbreviation doz. noun dozens PLURALFORM or dozen [countable] a group of twelve things: • More than a dozen managers have come … Financial and business terms
dozen — [duz′ən] n. pl. dozens or, esp. after a number, dozen [ME dozeine < OFr dozaine < douze, twelve < L duodecim, twelve < duo, TWO + decem, TEN] 1. a set of twelve: see also BAKER S DOZEN 2. [often pl.] a large number ☆ the do … English World dictionary
dozen — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a group or set of twelve. ● talk nineteen to the dozen Cf. ↑talk nineteen to the dozen DERIVATIVES dozenth adjective. ORIGIN Old French dozeine, from Latin duodecim twelve … English terms dictionary
dozen — c.1300, from O.Fr. dozaine a dozen, from doze (12c.) twelve, from L. duodecim twelve, from duo two + decem ten (see TEN (Cf. ten)). The O.Fr. fem. suffix aine is characteristically added to cardinals to form collectives in a precise sense (… … Etymology dictionary
Twelve — Twelve, n. 1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two, or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii. [1913 Webster] {The Twelve} (Script.), the twelve… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twelve — [twelv] adj. [ME twelfe < OE twelf, akin to Ger zwölf, Goth twalif < PGmc * twa lif < IE bases * dwōu (> TWO) & * likw < base * leikw , to leave behind > LOAN: orig. sense, two left (beyond ten): cf. ELEVEN] totaling two more… … English World dictionary
Twelve — Twelve, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zw[ o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second part… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Twelve Tables — Twelve Twelve, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G. zw[ o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv, Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as in the second … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English