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noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
noun formerly the basic unit of money in Greece
originLearned borrowing from Latin drachma and its etymon Doric Greek δρᾰχμᾱ́ (drăkhmā́). Doublet of dram, diram, dirham, dirhem, adarme, and dam.
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