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Added 10 October 2026

dram

/dɹæm/ noun

Latin root: dragma Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dram at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams.
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.

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