How to pronounce ounce

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What ounce means

noun

Most people know ounce in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

The snow leopard of the high mountains of Asia

In a sentence: The ounce crept across the snowy rocks, its thick tail trailing behind.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word, once, which came from lonce, meaning lynx. People thought the l was the word for "the," so it dropped off.

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