Word forms: dozenslanguage note: The plural form is dozen after a number, or after a word or expression referring to a number, such as 'several' or 'a few. ' If you have a dozen things, you have twelve of them.

Which is correct dozen or dozens?

To summarize, use the word dozen after a number or an expression referring to a number, and use dozens when referring to a group with an unspecified number.

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noun, plural doz·ens, (as after a numeral) doz·en. a group of 12. the dozens, Slang. a ritualized game typically engaged in by two persons each of whom attempts to outdo the other in insults directed against members of the other's family (usually used in the phrase play the dozens).