drachma or dragma
1Drachma — • A Greek silver coin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Drachma Drachma † Catholic …
2dragma — ×dragma (l. dragma) sf. žr. drachma: 1. Dvylika tūkstančių dragmų (orig. dragnių) nusiuntė ing Hierusalem DP547. 2. I …
3drachma — 1570s, from Gk. drakhme, an Attic coin and weight, probably originally a handful (see DRAM (Cf. dram)). Earlier as dragme (late 14c.), from O.Fr. dragme, from M.L. dragma …
4drachme — [ drakm ] n. f. • 1611; dragme XIIIe; lat. drachma, bas lat. dragma, du gr. 1 ♦ Antiq. gr. Poids équivalant à 3,24 g. Monnaie d argent divisée en six oboles. ⇒aussi statère. Parabole de la drachme perdue. 2 ♦ Unité monétaire de la Grèce moderne …
5dram — mid 15c., a small weight of apothecary s measure, a phonetic spelling, from Anglo L. dragma, O.Fr. drame, from L.L. dragma, from L. drachma drachma, from Gk. drakhma measure of weight, also, silver coin, lit. handful (of six obols, the least… …
6dram — [15] Dram was borrowed from Old French drame or medieval Latin drama, which were variants respectively of dragme or dragma. Both came from drachma, the Latin version of Greek drakhmé. This was used in the Athens of classical times for both a… …
7dram — [15] Dram was borrowed from Old French drame or medieval Latin drama, which were variants respectively of dragme or dragma. Both came from drachma, the Latin version of Greek drakhmé. This was used in the Athens of classical times for both a… …
8dram — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dragme, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French, dram, drachma, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Greek drachmē, literally, handful, from drassesthai to grasp Date: 14th century 1. a. see… …
9dram — /dram/, n., v., drammed, dramming. n. 1. Meas. a. a unit of apothecaries weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 ounce (3.89 grams). b. 1/16 ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbr.: dr., dr 2. See fluid dram. 3. a small drink of… …
10dram — [[t]dræm[/t]] n. 1) wam a) a unit of apothecaries weight, equal to 60 grains, or? of an ounce (3.89 grams) b) 1/16 of an ounce in avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams) Abbr.: dr,dr 2) wam fluid dram 3) vin a small drink of liquor 4) a… …
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