plural of ounce; units of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or approximately 28.35 grams
From Old French unce, from Latin uncia meaning 'twelfth part'
The word 'ounce' originally meant 'one-twelfth' in Latin, which is why we have 12 ounces in a troy pound for precious metals!
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