dozen

noun

A set of twelve.

(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.

(bingo) The number twelve.

(metallurgy) An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.

(South Korean idol fandom, derogatory) A member of a K-pop group who has no talent.

Roots

duodo- · Latin · two decem-zen · Latin · ten

Synonyms for dozen

twelven fifteenn twentyn fourteenn fiftyn elevenn sixteenn thirteenn fortyn sixtyn eightyn seventyn

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The word dozen breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: do-, from Latin duo (“two”); and -zen, from Latin decem (“ten”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.