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dozen
/'dVzn/
noun, determiner
[plural dozen]
1 [countable]
(disingkat doz.)
dua belas; lusin
▪ I want a dozen, please.
Saya ingin satu lusin.
→ lihat juga baker’s dozen
2 [countable]
selusin benda/org
▪ several dozen people
beberapa lusin org
▪ Only about half a dozen people showed up.
Hanya kira2 setengah lusin org muncul.
▪ a half-dozen tables
méja sebanyak setengah lusin
3 dozens
[plural]
(informal)
banyak org/benda
▪ They arrived in dozens.
Meréka tiba dl jumlah banyak.
▪ [+ (of sth)]
I’ve told him dozens of times.
Saya telah memberitahukan dia ber-kali2.
■ IDIOM
| a dime a dozen
→ lihat dime
| talk, etc. nineteen to the dozen
→ lihat nineteen
| it’s six of one and half a dozen of the other
→ lihat six
