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noun

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The correct spelling is drams. The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro. For example: "a dram of brandy"

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a dram of brandy

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
  2. 2.A coin worth one drachma.
  3. 3.An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
  4. 4.A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
  5. 5.A small unit of weight, variously:

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