Where is there a word only for the number 12 (dozen) and not other numbers?
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TheAnswerer
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Ah, but there is! 13 is also known as a Baker's Dozen.
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kilo = 1,000 or thousandth mill = 1,000,000 or millionth
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How about a "score" for 20? (Better Bob B?)
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1= Single 2= Couple I am sure there are more but that's all I can think of right now.
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2 is a pair 3 is company, or a trio :) 8 is an octet etc.. several numbers have terms associated with them.
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There are a lot of words for numbers, kilo is a prefix as is mill, so they are "sort of" words, but usually part of others. Of course, as stated, 13 is a Baker's Dozen. There are some obvious ones you probably use every day! 1 - Single, only, lone, solo 2 - Couple, Duo, Duet 3 - Triad 4 - Quartet 5 - Quintet 6 - Sextet, Fathom (6 feet deep into water) 7 - Septet 8 - Octet 9 - Nonet 14 - Fortnight (two weeks/14 days) 20 - Score 144 - Gross And so many more!!!
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There is another number out there but its t twogross to mention.
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In speed I have heard 100 referred to as a ton. In money, you get some strange references, such as a pony (£25), a monkey (£500), and a grand (£1000). I've also heard of the score, gross, etc, that other posters have mentioned.
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pony - 25 monkey - 500
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a gross, 144.
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a fin, 5
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It's from an ancient counting system. Just like binary uses 2, and hexdecimal uses 16 digits. A few things left are the 12 hours in a day, and our 12 months. A gross(144) is comparable to a hundred decimal(100). (12x12, like 10x10). Remember, there are 10 kind of people. The ones who understand binary and the ones who don't.
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From wikipedia:The oldest known source and most probable origin for the expression "baker's dozen" dates to the 13th century in one of the earliest English statutes, instituted during the reign of Henry III (r. 1216-1272), called the Assize of Bread and Ale. Bakers who were found to have shortchanged customers could be liable to severe punishment. To guard against the crude punishment of losing a hand to an axe, a baker would give 13 for the price of 12, to be certain of not being known as a cheat. Specifically, the practice of baking 13 items for an intended dozen was to prevent "short measure", on the basis that one of the 13 could be lost, eaten, burnt or ruined in some way, leaving the baker with the original dozen. The practice could be seen in the guild codes of the Worshipful Company of Bakers in London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakers_dozen
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I think the first word in your question should be 'Why', not 'Where'. ! Single, Pair, Trio, Quartet, Quintet, Sextet, Octave (musical), Nonet, Decade, (years), Score, etc.... JamesD ;-)
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twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc.
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"twelve"
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score=20
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