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half dozen

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half-doz⋅en

[half-duhz-uhn, hahf-]
–noun
1. one half of a dozen; six.
–adjective
2. considering six as a unit; consisting of six.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME
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half dozen

adjective
denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units [syn: six
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