What does drachma mean?
Definitions for drachma
ˈdræk mə, ˈdrɑk-drach·ma
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Princeton's WordNet
dram, drachm, drachmanoun
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
drachma, Greek drachmanoun
formerly the basic unit of money in Greece
Wiktionary
drachmanoun
The currency of Greece from ancient times until 2001, with the symbol u20AF, since replaced by the euro.
drachmanoun
A coin worth one drachma.
drachmanoun
An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains.
drachmanoun
A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
Etymology: From δραχμή, from δράσσομαι
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drachma
The drachma is a form of monetary unit that was used in ancient Greece, and again in modern Greece before being replaced by the euro. The term comes from the ancient Greek "drakhmē," meaning "handful" or "handle," as it originally represented a quantity of metal that could be held in the hand. Historically, the value and weight of the drachma varied widely. The name has also been used for the currency of several other countries, including Armenia and Saba.
Webster Dictionary
Drachmanoun
a silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents
Drachmanoun
a gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents
Drachmanoun
among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. . See Dram.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Drachma
drak′ma, n. an ancient Greek weight, and silver coin of different values: a modern Greek coin = above 9½d. sterling. [Gr. drachmē—drassesthai, to grasp with the hand.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
drachma
A Greek coin, value sevenpence three farthings sterling; 14 cents. American or Spanish real.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of drachma in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of drachma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of drachma in a Sentence
The only thing that I care about is not being humiliated by Schaeuble and the rest of them, i don't care if we go to the drachma or whatever, we support the prime minister whatever decision he makes, but now I feel a little bad, not with the prime minister but with Germany's stance. This misanthrope Schaeuble, I don't know what he's trying to achieve.
This feels like the last opportunity to do something. Things are getting really serious, we want to send a message about staying in the euro because if we go back to the drachma, things will be incredibly difficult. We don't need to get to that point.
With a return to the drachma, Greek business owners will have difficulty accessing capital, so maybe they sell their business to an international and sit out a difficult decade. There are many family-owned companies which will take this route.
He made the city [Athens], great as it was when he took it, the greatest and richest of all cities, and grew to be superior in power to kings and tyrants. Some of these actually appointed him guardian of their sons, but he did not make his estate a single drachma greater than it was when his father left it to him.
But there are reasons to think that reintroduction of the drachma and devaluation would do less for Greece than devaluation did for Argentina. Greece is less open, it exports less.
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- دراخماArabic
- драхмаBelarusian
- драхмаBulgarian
- dracmaCatalan, Valencian
- drachmaCzech
- DrachmeGerman
- δραχμήGreek
- draĥmo, drakmoEsperanto
- dracmaSpanish
- drakmaFinnish
- drakmaFaroese
- drachmeFrench
- dracmaItalian
- דרכמהHebrew
- ドラクマJapanese
- 드라크마Korean
- drachmaLatin
- драхмаMacedonian
- dracmaPortuguese
- дра́хмаRussian
- драхма, drahmaSerbo-Croatian
- drahmiTurkish
- драхмаUkrainian
- ڈرامہUrdu
- dragmadVolapük
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