|  ounce 
  
 
 1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound (Freq. 4)
 • Syn:
 troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
 • Hypernyms:
 apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, troy unit
 • Part Holonyms:
 troy pound, apothecaries' pound
 • Part Meronyms:
 pennyweight, dram, drachm, drachma
 2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
 • Syn:
 oz.
 • Hypernyms:
 avoirdupois unit
 • Part Holonyms:
 pound, lb
 • Part Meronyms:
 dram
 3. large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
 • Syn:
 snow leopard, Panthera uncia
 • Hypernyms:
 big cat, cat
 • Member Holonyms:
 Panthera, genus Panthera
 
 
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