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Word: Ounce
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French unce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part (of a pound or foot)’; compare with inch
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
aʊns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams)
Short Definition:unit of weight of one sixteenth of pound avoirdupois
Examples:- melt three ounces of butter in a large frying pan
Definition:
a very small amount of something
Short Definition:very small amount of something
Examples:- Robyn summoned up every ounce of strength
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