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1. (n.) dram
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or ? of an ounce (3.89 grams).
2. dram
a small drink of liquor.
3. dram
a small amount of anything.
Etymology: (1400–50; dramme, var. of dragme < OF < LL dragma, L drachmadrachma)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dram, drachm, drachma
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
2. (noun) dram
1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams
3. (noun) dram
the basic unit of money in Armenia
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) DRAM
a weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains
2. (noun) DRAM
a minute quantity; a mite
3. (noun) DRAM
as much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as, a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram of poison
4. (noun) DRAM
a Persian daric
5. DRAM
to drink drams; to ply with drams
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