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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdemi-douzaine
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dəmi duzɛn
"Il a acheté une demi-douzaine d'œufs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group or quantity of six items or people.
"She bought a half-a-dozen fresh eggs from the local farmers' market."
- 1
Consisting of six of something.
"We need half-a-dozen chairs for the conference room."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'half' (from Old English 'healf') combined with 'dozen' (from Old French 'douzaine', ultimately from Latin 'duodecim' meaning twelve). The phrasal compound solidified in late Middle English as a standard mercantile and everyday measure representing exactly six units.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Half-a-dozen" is said worldwide
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demi-douzaine
Transliteration: dəmi duzɛn
"Il a acheté une demi-douzaine d'œufs."
halbes Dutzend
Transliteration: halbəs dʊtsənt
"Sie kaufte ein halbes Dutzend Brötchen."
mezza dozzina
Transliteration: ˈmɛtsa dotˈtsina
"Ho comprato una mezza dozzina di rose."
media docena
Transliteration: ˈmeðja doˈsena
"Necesito media docena de naranjas."
meia dúzia
Transliteration: ˈmejɐ ˈduzjɐ
"Comprei meia dúzia de ovos."
आधा दर्जन
Transliteration: aadha darjan
"उसने आधा दर्जन केले खरीदे।"
半打
Transliteration: bàn dǎ
"我买了一半打鸡蛋。"
반다
Transliteration: banda
"그는 달걀 반 다스를 샀다."
半ダース
Transliteration: han dāsu
"卵を半ダース買いました。"
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