Definition of "dozen" []

• A set of 12. (noun)
• An indefinite, large number: dozens of errands to run. (noun)
• Twelve. (adjective)

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• "They included half a dozen from the United Kingdom, several Canadiens, some Germans and three Americans."
• "Similar research has been replicated in dozen of States, in Canada (2003,2006) and throughout the world (IASL)."
• "They included half a dozen from the United Kingdom, several Canadians, some Germans and three Americans."