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ounce

 
pronunciation:
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 28.350 grams. (abbreviated: oz.)
One stick of butter weighs four ounces.
 
definition 2: a unit of capacity equal to one sixteenth of a pint or 29.57 milliliters; fluid ounce.
 
definition 3: any very small amount.
He does not have an ounce of common sense.
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