# short dozen

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Ten.
2. Eleven.

## Etymology
For the sense "ten", compare the relationship of one "short hundred" (100) to one "long hundred" (120).
For the sense "eleven", contrast a "long dozen" (13).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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