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dozen
noun
a
group
or
set
of
twelve
things
or
people
•
She
bought
a
dozen
roses
for
her
mother
.
She
bought
a
dozen
roses
for
her
mother
.
•
We
need
two
dozen
eggs
for
the
cake
sale
.
We
need
two
dozen
eggs
for
the
cake
sale
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
“
dozaine
” (
a
group
of
twelve
),
from
“
douze
”
meaning
twelve
,
ultimately
from
Latin
“
duodecim
”.
noun
a
group
of
twelve
things
or
people
considered
as
a
single
unit
•
He
bought
a
dozen
roses
for
his
mother
.
He
bought
a
dozen
roses
for
his
mother
.
•
The
baker
set
a
fresh
dozen
muffins
on
the
wooden
display
tray
.
The
baker
set
a
fresh
dozen
muffins
on
the
wooden
display
tray
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
"
dozaine
",
from
"
douze
"
meaning
"
twelve
".
noun
(
usually
in
the
plural
“
dozens
of
”)
a
large
but
not
exact
number
of
things
or
people
•
Dozens
of
tourists
crowded
the
narrow
street
.
Dozens
of
tourists
crowded
the
narrow
street
.
•
She
has
answered
the
same
question
dozens
of
times
.
She
has
answered
the
same
question
dozens
of
times
.
Same
historical
origin
as
Sense
1
;
over
time
the
plural
form
began
to
be
used
figuratively
for
any
large
number
.
noun
a
large
number
of
people
or
things
,
much
more
than
twelve
,
especially
used
in
the
phrase
“
dozens
of
”
•
Dozens
of
candles
lit
up
the
old
church
during
the
ceremony
.
Dozens of
candles
lit
up
the
old
church
during
the
ceremony
.
•
Reporters
asked
him
dozens
of
questions
after
the
match
.
Reporters
asked
him
dozens of
questions
after
the
match
.
