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troy ounce
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Noun troy ounce has 1 sense
- troy ounce(n = noun.quantity) apothecaries' ounce, ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound; Array is a kind of troy unit, apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
has parts: pennyweight, drachm, drachma, dram
is a part of apothecaries' pound, troy pound
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