avoirdupois ounce

noun

A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of units, equal to one sixteenth of a avoirdupois pound.

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Meanings

nounavoirdupois ounce (plural avoirdupois ounces)

plural avoirdupois ounces

  1. A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of units, equal to one sixteenth of a avoirdupois pound.
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APA

avoirdupois ounce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avoirdupois%20ounce

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“avoirdupois ounce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avoirdupois%20ounce. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avoirdupois ounce,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avoirdupois%20ounce.

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