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dram

UK/dɹæm/ US/dɹɑm/ rare dated obsolete

noun

1.

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

Synonyms
2.

1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams

3.

the basic unit of money in Armenia

Origin

Inherited from Middle English dragme /dramme, from Old French dragme, 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.

Phrases

  • angel's dram
  • angels' dram
  • dram shop liability

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