dram

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
  2. noun 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
  3. noun the basic unit of money in Armenia

Etymology

From Middle English dragme, dramme, from Old French dragme, drame, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”). Doublet of drachma, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.

In classic literature

Synonyms

drachm, drachma

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