dram
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Noun
- A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
- A small unit of weight, variously: Alternative form of drachm (“One eighth of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ)”).
- A small unit of weight, variously: Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
- A small unit of weight, variously: Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
- A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
- Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
- The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
- Initialism of dynamic random access memory.
Verb
- To drink drams.
- To ply with drams of drink.
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