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feminine

/du.zɛn/

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Translation

dozen, about twelve

Word origin

From douze ('twelve') with the collective suffix -aine. Douze comes from Latin duodecim, from duo ('two') and decem ('ten').

Origin: French
Root: douze
English cognates: dozen

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraldouzaines

Examples

J' ' au .

I bought a dozen eggs at the market.

Dozens of people were waiting outside.

There were a dozen cars in the square.

She wrote two dozen letters in one evening.

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A dozen years have gone by since they left.

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This word is part of lesson 49.