"douzaine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: douzaines [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French douzaine (“dozen”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|douzaine||dozen}} French douzaine (“dozen”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} douzaine (plural douzaines)
  1. (Guernsey) A parish council, consisting of a dean and twelve douzeniers. Tags: Guernsey Translations (Guernsey parish council): douzôine [feminine] (Norman)
    Sense id: en-douzaine-en-noun-SVCtZAiL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Guernsey English

Noun [French]

IPA: /du.zɛn/ Audio: Fr-douzaine.ogg Forms: douzaines [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Inherited from Middle French douzaine, from Old French dozaine, from doze (“twelve”), from Vulgar Latin *dōdeci, from Latin duodecim. Equivalent to douze + -aine. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|douzaine|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French douzaine, {{inh+|fr|frm|douzaine}} Inherited from Middle French douzaine, {{inh|fr|fro|dozaine}} Old French dozaine, {{m|fro|doze|t=twelve}} doze (“twelve”), {{inh|fr|VL.||*dōdeci}} Vulgar Latin *dōdeci, {{inh|fr|la|duodecim}} Latin duodecim, {{af|fr|douze|-aine}} douze + -aine Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} douzaine f (plural douzaines)
  1. (a group of) twelve; dozen Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Twelve
    Sense id: en-douzaine-fr-noun-KfFYGOXX Disambiguation of Twelve: 54 46 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -aine Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -aine: 50 50
  2. about twelve Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Twelve
    Sense id: en-douzaine-fr-noun-USqGTAiF Disambiguation of Twelve: 54 46 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -aine Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -aine: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: centaine, cinquantaine, dizaine, huitaine, quarantaine, quinzaine, soixantaine, trentaine, vingtaine, grosse

Inflected forms

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