drachm
3 synonyms for drachm, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small unit of weight: one sixteenth of an avoirdupois ounce (1.77 g, symbol ℨ or ʒ); one eighth of an apothecary ounce (3.89 g); a variant spelling of dirhem, a former Turkish weight of 1.5–3.5 g; or a variant spelling of drachma, a former Greek weight of about 4.3 g.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French dragme (modern French drachme), from Late Latin dragma. It is a doublet of dirham.
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