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Word: Drachm
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (denoting the ancient Greek drachma): from Old French dragme or late Latin dragma, via Latin from Greek drakhmē (see drachma)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dram
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce.
Short Definition:unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries
Definition:
an ancient silver coin based on the Attic or Hellenistic drachma.
Short Definition:ancient silver coin
Variant Forms:
- dr.
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