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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gramme (gram),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]- Weights and Measures, British Termsgram1.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gram1 /græm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and Measuresa unit of mass or weight in the metric system, equal to 15.432 grains;
1&sfracdenom1000&sfracend of a kilogram. Abbr.: g,gr.Also,[esp. Brit.,] gramme.
-gram,1 suffix. - -gram comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "what is written.'' It is attached to roots to form nouns that refer to something written or drawn, either by hand or machine: cardio- (= of or relating to the heart) + -gram → cardiogram (= a recording and diagram of a heartbeat, drawn by a machine). Compare -graph-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gram1 (gram),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains;
one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbr.: g
Also,[esp. Brit.,] gramme. - Greek grámma something drawn, a small weight
- Late Latin gramma a small weight
- French gramme
- 1790–1800
- Plant Biology, Food(in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
- Plant Biology, Foodany of several other beans, as the mung bean, Vigna radiata (green gram or golden gram,) or the urd, V. mungo (black gram).
- Latin grān um grain
- Portuguese grão
- 1695–1705
- Mythology(in the Volsunga Saga) the sword of Sigmund, broken by Odin, repaired by Regin, and used again by Sigurd in killing Fafnir. Cf. Balmung.
- Old Norse Gramr literally, angry, evil
: - a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "something written,'' "drawing'' (epigram;
diagram);
on this model, used in the formation of compound words (oscillogram). Cf. -graph.
- Greek -gramma, combining form of grámma something written or drawn; akin to carve
: - Weights and Measuresa combining form of gram 1 : kilogram.
-gram3 : - Telecommunicationsa combining form extracted from telegram, used in the formation of compound words that have the general sense "message, bulletin'':culturegram;electiongram;prophecy-gram.
gram. ,- Grammargrammar.
- Grammargrammarian.
- Grammargrammatical.
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