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drachm

US/dɹæm/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

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2.

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters

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Origin

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French dragme (modern French drachme), from Late Latin dragma. Doublet of dirham.

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  • fluid drachm

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