Dozen

twelve. It originates from the latin word duodecim.

Twelve dozen are known as a gross Twelve Gross (1728) is known as a great gross. The term great gross is most often used when shipping or buying items in bulk.

The use of 12 as a base number probably originates from Mesopotamia. See also: base 12.

Interesting Facts

In French The word douzaine means "about 12" and is part of a family of words with similar meanings, i.e. treizaine - "about 13" centaine - "about 100" etc...


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