[doz.en] n, pl dozens or dozen [ME dozeine, fr. MF dozaine, fr. doze twelve, fr. L duodecim, fr. duo two + decem ten--more at two, ten] (13c) 1: a group of 12
2: an indefinitely large number "~s of times" 3 pl but sing in constr: a ritualized word game that consists of exchanging insults usu. about the members of the opponent's family--used with the -- dozen adj -- doz.enth adj