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ounce

UK/aʊns/ US/ˈaʊns/ fairly common

noun

1.

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound

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2.

a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

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Origin

From Middle English ounce, unce, from Middle French once, from Latin uncia (“Roman ounce, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Doublet of a, one, inch, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

Phrases

  • 12-ounce curls
  • an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
  • an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
  • an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
  • bounce to the ounce
  • fine ounce
  • metric ounce
  • twelve-ounce curls

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