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   ounce

   /ouns/

   noun

   • 1. a unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams): "melt three ounces of butter in a large frying pan"
   • ▪ a unit of one twelfth of a pound troy or apothecaries' measure, equal to 480 grains (approximately 31 grams).
   • 2. a very small amount of something: "Robin summoned up every ounce of strength"
   • 3. short for fluid ounce

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French unce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part (of a pound or foot)’; compare with inch1.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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