dezena — meaning in English

English meaning

• decade noun A period of ten years.
• dozen noun A group of twelve.

Senses

dezena is used for these senses in English:

• decade A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]
• dozen (as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many.

decade — full definition

1. noun A period of ten years.
2. noun Any group or set of ten, such as a set of ten prayers counted on a rosary.

dozen — full definition

1. noun A group of twelve.
2. noun An unspecified but fairly large number; many (used loosely, not literally twelve).

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