half dozen

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half dozen

noun half dozens · half-dozen

  1. A set of six. The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.

    Similar: half a dozen

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noun 6

Portuguêsmeia dúzia
Françaisdemi-douzaine

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@misc{half_dozen_2026,
  title = {half dozen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half%20dozen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}