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Definition of drachm in English: drachm(also dr.) noun dramdræm 1A unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce. - 1.1 A liquid measure formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce.
Example sentencesExamples - He requested Garrett to send over a ‘drachm’ of strychnine.
2An ancient silver coin based on the Attic or Hellenistic drachma. Example sentencesExamples - Historical documents show that Chinese emperor Wudi was impressed with the solidus, as well as the silver drachm of Sasanian Persia, the standard currency along the Silk Road.
Origin Late Middle English (denoting the ancient Greek drachma): from Old French dragme or late Latin dragma, via Latin from Greek drakhmē (see drachma). Rhymes am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, tram, Vietnam, wham, yam Definition of drachm in US English: drachm(also dr.) noundræmdram 1A unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce. - 1.1 A liquid measure formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce.
Example sentencesExamples - He requested Garrett to send over a ‘drachm’ of strychnine.
2An ancient silver coin based on the Attic or Hellenistic drachma. Example sentencesExamples - Historical documents show that Chinese emperor Wudi was impressed with the solidus, as well as the silver drachm of Sasanian Persia, the standard currency along the Silk Road.
Origin Late Middle English (denoting the ancient Greek drachma): from Old French dragme or late Latin dragma, via Latin from Greek drakhmē (see drachma). |