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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
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
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
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 .
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 〙.
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