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English noun: ounce

1. ounce (quantity) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound


Synonymsapothecaries' ounce, troy ounce


Broader (hypernym)apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, troy unit


Part holonymdrachm, drachma, dram, pennyweight


Part meronymapothecaries' pound, troy pound

2. ounce (quantity) a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams


Synonymsoz.


Broader (hypernym)avoirdupois unit


Part holonymdram


Part meronymlb, pound

3. ounce (animal) large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur


SynonymsPanthera uncia, snow leopard


Broader (hypernym)big cat, cat


Member meronymgenus Panthera, Panthera









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