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ounce1 (ouns)

[Middle English unce, from Old French, from Latin ūncia.]

noun 

    1. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains (28.35 grams).
    2. A unit of apothecary weight, equal to 480 grains (31.10 grams).
  2. A fluid ounce.
  3. A tiny bit: not an ounce of sympathy.
ounce2 (ouns)

[Middle English unce, from Old French once, alteration of lonce, from Vulgar Latin* luncea, from Latin lynx, lync-, lynx, from Greek lunx.]

noun 

See snow leopard
snow leopard

noun 

A large feline mammal (Panthera uncia) of the highlands of central Asia, having long, thick, whitish-gray fur with dark markings like those of a leopard. Also called ounce2