Category: Language

Why do we use the word Dozen instead of Twelve?

Why is 12 of something called a Dozen?..

The word Dozen comes from the original Latin word, duodecim, for 12, this changed in the French language to dozeine, and then in English to Dozen.

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Why is 12 of something called a Dozen?..

The word Dozen comes from the original Latin word, duodecim, for 12, this changed in the French language to dozeine, and then in English to Dozen.

Why is a

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Tuition: Definition of

Definition of the word: Tuition

American English

http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/…/american_english

  • a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university:

British English

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  • instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually

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