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ounce
noun
a
unit
of
weight
equal
to
one-sixteenth
of
a
pound
(
about
28
grams
in
everyday
use
,
about
31
grams
for
precious
metals
)
•
The
recipe
calls
for
one
ounce
of
dark
chocolate
.
The
recipe
calls
for
one
ounce
of
dark
chocolate
.
•
He
lifted
the
gold
bar
,
which
weighed
exactly
ten
ounces
.
He
lifted
the
gold
bar
,
which
weighed
exactly
ten
ounces
.
Middle
English
unce
,
from
Old
French
unce
,
from
Latin
uncia
meaning
a
twelfth
part
;
originally
a
twelfth
of
a
Roman
pound
.
noun
a
unit
of
liquid
volume
(
a
fluid
ounce
),
roughly
28
milliliters
in
the
U
.
S
.
system
or
29
.
6
milliliters
in
the
U
.
K
.
system
•
The
bottle
contains
twelve
fluid
ounces
of
cola
.
The
bottle
contains
twelve
fluid
ounces
of
cola
.
•
Add
eight
ounces
of
milk
to
the
batter
.
Add
eight
ounces
of
milk
to
the
batter
.
Extension
of
the
weight
unit
to
liquid
measure
in
the
Middle
Ages
,
when
herbs
,
wine
,
and
oils
were
sold
by
weight
then
converted
to
volume
.
noun
an
old
or
literary
word
for
a
snow
leopard
,
a
large
pale-grey
wild
cat
found
in
the
high
mountains
of
Central
and
South
Asia
•
In
medieval
bestiaries
,
the
ounce
was
described
as
a
mysterious
mountain
cat
.
In
medieval
bestiaries
,
the
ounce
was
described
as
a
mysterious
mountain
cat
.
•
Hunters
once
tried
to
track
the
elusive
ounce
for
its
valuable
fur
.
Hunters
once
tried
to
track
the
elusive
ounce
for
its
valuable
fur
.
From
Middle
English
ounce
,
ounse
,
borrowed
from
Old
French
once
,
variation
of
lonce
,
reanalyzed
from
l
’
once
(‘
the
lynx
’),
influenced
by
Latin
lynx
.
announce
verb
-
announce
,
announcing
,
announces
,
announced
to
tell
people
about
something
publicly
,
especially
news
or
plans
•
The
company
will
announce
its
new
smartphone
tomorrow
at
noon
.
The
company
will
announce
its
new
smartphone
tomorrow
at
noon
.
•
During
dinner
,
Maria
proudly
announced
that
she
had
won
the
scholarship
.
During
dinner
,
Maria
proudly
announced
that
she
had
won
the
scholarship
.
from
Latin
annuntiare
“
bring
news
,
proclaim
”,
from
ad-
“
to
”
+
nuntiare
“
report
”
verb
-
announce
,
announcing
,
announces
,
announced
to
introduce
someone
or
something
so
that
people
know
who
or
what
is
coming
next
•
The
host
announced
the
next
band
with
great
enthusiasm
.
The
host
announced
the
next
band
with
great
enthusiasm
.
•
Before
the
bride
entered
,
the
usher
announced
her
arrival
to
the
guests
.
Before
the
bride
entered
,
the
usher
announced
her
arrival
to
the
guests
.
verb
-
announce
,
announcing
,
announces
,
announced
in
some
card
games
,
to
declare
a
bid
,
contract
,
or
the
possession
of
certain
cards
•
In
bridge
,
she
confidently
announced
a
small
slam
in
hearts
.
In
bridge
,
she
confidently
announced
a
small
slam
in
hearts
.
•
Players
must
announce
any
special
combinations
before
the
first
trick
is
played
.
Players
must
announce
any
special
combinations
before
the
first
trick
is
played
.
announcement
noun
a
written
or
spoken
statement
that
gives
people
important
or
new
information
•
The
principal
made
an
announcement
that
school
would
close
early
because
of
snow
.
The
principal
made
an
announcement
that
school
would
close
early
because
of
snow
.
•
A
loudspeaker
announcement
at
the
airport
told
passengers
to
board
the
plane
.
A
loudspeaker
announcement
at
the
airport
told
passengers
to
board
the
plane
.
from
announce
+
-ment
,
first
recorded
in
English
in
the
15th
century
,
borrowing
from
French
"
annoncement
"
noun
-
announcement
the
act
of
officially
telling
people
something
•
The
sudden
announcement
of
the
results
filled
the
room
with
cheers
.
The
sudden
announcement
of
the
results
filled
the
room
with
cheers
.
•
Her
parents
’
announcement
that
they
were
moving
shocked
her
.
Her
parents
’
announcement
that
they
were
moving
shocked
her
.
same
origin
as
the
countable
sense
,
from
Middle
French
“
annoncement
”,
meaning
the
act
of
proclaiming