Английский Этимологический словарь - dozen
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Dozen
dozen
- 13c., from O.Fr. dozeine "a dozen," from douze "twelve," from L. duodecim, from duo "two" + decem "ten." The O.Fr. fem. suffix -aine is characteristically added to cardinals to form collectives in a precise sense ("exactly 12," not "about 12"). The dozens, "invective contest," originated in slave culture, the custom probably African, the word probably from bulldoze in its original sense of "a whipping, a thrashing."
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See: BY THE DOZEN, DAILY DOZEN, DIME A DOZEN, SIX OF ONE AND HALF-A-DOZEN OF THE OTHER. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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written abbreviation doz ~ determiner plural dozen or dozens 1 a dozen/two dozen/three dozen a group of twelve (a dozen eggs | half a dozen) 2 dozens (of) informal a lot of (I've been there dozens of times. | dozens and dozens) (They collected dozens and dozens of shells on the beach.) (- see also baker's dozen, a dime a dozen dime (2), nineteen to the dozen nineteen (2), six of one and half a dozen of another six (2)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(dozens) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The plural form is 'dozen' after a number, or after a word or expression referring to a number, such as ‘several’ or ‘a few’. 1. If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them. You will be able to take ten dozen bottles free of duty through customs... His chicken eggs sell for $22 a dozen. NUM: usu a/num NUM 2. You can refer to a group of approximately twelve things or people as a dozen. You can refer to a group of approximately six things or people as half a dozen. In half a dozen words, he had explained the bond that linked them... The riot left four people dead and several dozen injured. NUM: usu a/num NUM 3. If you refer to dozens of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. ...a storm which destroyed dozens of homes and buildings. QUANT: QUANT of pl-n c darkgreen]emphasis • You can also use dozens as a pronoun. Just as revealing are Mr Johnson’s portraits, of which there are dozens. PRON ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun (plural ~s or ~) Etymology: Middle English dozeine, from Anglo-French duzeine, dozeyne, from duze twelve, from Latin duodecim, from duo two + decem ten — more at two, ten Date: 13th century 1. a group of 12 2. an indefinitely large number ~s of times 3. plural but singular in construction a ritualized word game that consists of exchanging insults usually about the members of the opponent's family — used with the • ~ adjective • ~th adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 (prec. by a or a number) (pl. dozen) twelve, regarded collectively (a dozen eggs; two dozen packets; ordered three dozen). 2 a set or group of twelve (packed in dozens). 3 colloq. about twelve, a fairly large indefinite number. 4 (in pl.; usu. foll. by of) colloq. very many (made dozens of mistakes). 5 (the dozens) a Black American game or ritualized exchange of verbal insults. Phrases and idioms by the dozen in large quantities. talk nineteen to the dozen Brit. talk incessantly. Derivatives dozenth adj. & n. Etymology: ME f. OF dozeine, ult. f. L duodecim twelve ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. дюжина round dozen —- ровно дюжина in dozens, by the dozen —- дюжинами a dozen spoons —- дюжина ложек three dozen eggs —- три дюжины яиц several dozens of port —- несколько дюжин (бутылок) портвейна 2. pl. множество, масса dozens of people —- множество людей I told you so dozens of times —- я тысячу раз говорил тебе об этом Id: baker's (devil's, long, printer's) dozen —- чертова дюжина (тринадцать) Id: to talk nineteen (thirteen) to the dozen —- говорить без конца; трещать, тараторить Id: (it is) six of one and half a dozen of the other —- что в лоб, что по лбу; это одно и то же; одно другого стоит dozenth 1. разг. двенадцатый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) дюжина - by the dozen 2) pl. множество, масса to talk nineteen to the dozen говорить без умолку - bakers dozen - printers dozen - devils dozen - long dozen - daily dozen ...Англо-русский словарь
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