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OZ.
Dictionary entry overview: What does oz. mean?
• OZ. (noun)
The noun OZ. has 1 sense:
1. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
Familiarity information: OZ. used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
ounce; oz.
Hypernyms ("oz." is a kind of...):
avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "oz."):
dram (1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams)
Holonyms ("oz." is a part of...):
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