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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).
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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).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.