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feminine

/doz/

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Translation

dose, amount

Word origin

From Late Latin dosis, borrowed from Greek dosis ('a giving'), from didonai ('to give'). English 'dose' and 'antidote' come from that verb.

Origin: Greek
Root: dosis
English cognates: dose, antidote

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraldoses

Examples

The doctor doubled the dose this morning.

Too strong a dose can kill.

He takes two doses a day.

The doses were written on the box.

It takes a fair amount of courage to leave.

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This word is part of lesson 46.