dram

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See also dràm, and DRAM

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Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmē, unit of weight, a handful), from δράσσομαι (drassomai, I hold, seize).

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dram (plural drams)

  1. A unit of weight avoirdupois,
    1. (UK & US) 1/16 ounce avoirdupois.
    2. (UK & US) 1.77 gram
  2. A minute quantity; a mite.
  3. A small quantity of an alcoholic drink.
  4. A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
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dram (third-person singular simple present drams, present participle dramming, simple past and past participle drammed)

  1. (dated) To drink drams.
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  2. (dated) To ply with drams of drink.

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Armenian դրամ (dram), from Middle Persian dram, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drachmē, unit of weight, a handful), from δράσσομαι (drassomai, I hold, seize).

Noun [edit]

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Wikipedia dram (plural drams)

  1. (numismatics) The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
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Etymology [edit]

From drachme (old unit of measurement, about 3.7 g), from Late Latin dragma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drachmē, unit of weight, a handful)

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dram c (singular definite drammen, plural indefinite dramme or drammer)

  1. dram (a small quantity of an alcoholic drink)

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dram

  1. first-person singular present indicative of drammen
  2. imperative of drammen

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