dracma — meaning in English

English meaning

• drachma noun The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
• dram noun A small measure or drink of liquor, especially whisky.

Senses

dracma is used for these senses in English:

• dram (by extension) Any similarly minute quantity, (now, _, particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.

drachma — full definition

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

dram — full definition

1. noun A small measure or drink of liquor, especially whisky.
2. noun A unit of weight or fluid measure, historically about 1/16 of an ounce.
3. verb To drink drams of liquor, or to treat someone to one.

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