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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdozenina
Native Script:dozzina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /doˈdʒi.na/
"Ho comprato una dozzina di uova."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group or set of twelve items or people.
"She bought two dozens of eggs at the local market." - 2
An indefinitely large number or quantity (used in plural form).
"There were dozens of people waiting in line outside the store."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'dozen', stemming from the Vulgar Latin 'doctena', and ultimately from the Latin 'duodecim' meaning twelve. It has been used in Germanic languages and English since the Middle Ages to denote a group or set of twelve items.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dozens" is said worldwide
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douzaine
Transliteration: /du.zɛn/
"Il a acheté une douzaine de roses."
Dutzend
Transliteration: /ˈdʊt͡sn̩t/
"Sie kaufte ein Dutzend Eier."
dozenina
Transliteration: /doˈdʒi.na/
Script: dozzina
"Ho comprato una dozzina di uova."
docena
Transliteration: /doˈse.na/
"Necesito una docena de naranjas."
dúzia
Transliteration: /ˈdu.zi.ɐ/
"Comprei uma dúzia de ovos."
दर्जन
Transliteration: darjan
"उसने एक दर्जन केले खरीदे।"
打
Transliteration: dǎ
"她买了两打鸡蛋。"
다스
Transliteration: daseu
"연필 한 다스를 주세요."
ダース
Transliteration: dāsu
"卵を1ダース買いました。"
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