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drachma

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRACHMA

n.[L., Gr. ] 1. A Grecian coin. Of the value of seven pence, three farthings, sterling, or nearly fourteen cents.
2. The eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains, or three scruples; a weight used by apothecaries, but usually written dram.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DRACHM

Drachm, n. Etym: [See Drachma. ]

 

1. A drachma.

 

2. Same as Dram.

 

DRACHMA

Drach "ma, n.; pl. E. Drachmas, L. Drachmæ. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Dram. ]

 

1. 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.

 

2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.

 

3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.

 

DRACHME

Drach "me, n. Etym: [F.]

 

Defn: See Drachma.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

drachm

drachm |dram dræm |(abbr.: dr. ) ▶noun 1 a unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce. • (also fluid drachm ) a liquid measure formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce. 2 (in numismatics ) an ancient silver coin based on the Attic or Hellenistic drachma. See also drachma. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the ancient Greek drachma ): from Old French dragme or late Latin dragma, via Latin from Greek drakhmē (see drachma ).

 

drachma

drach ma |ˈdräkmə ˈdrɑkmə | ▶noun ( pl. drachmas or drachmae |-mē | ) the basic monetary unit of Greece (until the introduction of the euro ), notionally equal to 100 lepta. • a silver coin of ancient Greece. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek drakhmē, an Attic weight and coin. Compare with dirham and drachm .

 

Oxford Dictionary

drachm

drachm |dram |(abbrev.: dr. ) ▶noun a unit of weight formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce. • (also fluid drachm ) a liquid measure formerly used by apothecaries, equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting the ancient Greek drachma ): from Old French dragme or late Latin dragma, via Latin from Greek drakhmē (see drachma ).

 

drachma

drachma |ˈdrakmə | ▶noun ( pl. drachmas or drachmae |-miː | ) a former monetary unit of Greece, notionally equal to 100 lepta, replaced in 2002 by the euro. • a silver coin of ancient Greece. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek drakhmē, an Attic weight and coin. Compare with dirham and drachm .

 

Duden Dictionary

Drachme

Drach me Substantiv, feminin , die |Dr a chme |die Drachme; Genitiv: der Drachme, Plural: die Drachmen griechisch drachmḗ, eigentlich = eine Handvoll (Münzen )frühere griechische Währungseinheit 1 Drachme = 100 Lepta

 

French Dictionary

drachme

drachme n. f. Ancienne unité monétaire de la Grèce. : C ’est l ’euro qui a remplacé la drachme.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

drachma

drach ma /drǽkmə /名詞 複 ～s, -mae /-miː /, -mai /-maɪ /C 1 ドラクマ銀貨 〘古代ギリシャの主要通貨 〙.2 ドラクマ 〘現代ギリシャの旧通貨単位 〙.3 ドラクマ 〘古代ギリシャの衡量単位 〙.