dozen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʌzən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʌzən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(n., adj. duzən; v.zən)

Inflections of 'dozen' (n):
dozens
npl (When not preceded by a number—e.g. "Dozens of people came to the meeting.")
dozen
npl (When preceded by a number—e.g. "I counted the eggs and there were two dozen of them.")
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dozen
‘dozen’
You can refer to twelve things as a dozen things.
We need a loaf of bread and a dozen eggs.
When he got there he found more than a dozen men having dinner.
Be careful
You use a in front of dozen. Don't talk about ‘dozen’ things.
You can talk about larger numbers of things by putting a number in front of dozen. For example, you can refer to 48 things as four dozen things.
On the trolley were two dozen cups and saucers.
They ordered three dozen cookies for a party.
Be careful
You use the singular form dozen after a number. Don't talk about ‘two dozens cups and saucers’. Also, don't use ‘of’ after dozen. Don't say ‘two dozen of cups and saucers’.
‘dozens’
In conversation, you can use dozens to emphasize that you are talking about a very large number of things. Dozens is followed by of when it is used in front of a noun.
She's borrowed dozens of books.
There had been dozens of attempts at reform.
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