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drachm

/drækm/ noun · British & US
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What does drachm mean?

noun

A unit of weight or mass, especially in ancient Greece and Rome, equal to one-sixteenth of a dram or one-eighth of a gram.

Example

"The ancient Greek physician used a drachm to measure the weight of the medicine."

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