Dozen - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdʌzn|  American pronunciation of the word dozen
Brit.  |ˈdʌz(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word dozen

noun

- the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one (syn: twelve)

adjective

- denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units (syn: twelve)

Extra examples

...dozens of new songs were auditioned and rejected...

The number of deaths has risen to more than two dozen.

Dozens of people were killed.

Chris, Helen, and half a dozen others went on holiday together.

A dozen or so (=about 12) cars were parked near the entrance.

He sent a dozen red roses to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.

...the princess required at least a dozen maids to toilet her for formal occasions...

...a dozen magnets clinging to the refrigerator...

...an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers...

This recipe makes about two dozen cookies.

...there were only three disputants in the argument, but they made enough noise for a dozen...

...a dozen people were arrested after the donnybrook at the stadium...

...the hotel staff is completely fuddled by the guest's request for a dozen pillows...

She somehow manages to juggle a dozen tasks at once.

...raised in a nomadic family, she attended half a dozen different high schools...

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