dram
A small unit of weight, variouslyA small unit of weight, variously: Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
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значень: 6A small unit of weight, variously:
(рідкісне)Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
(ширше)Any similarly minute quantity, (now particularly) a small amount of strong alcohol or poison.
a dram of brandy
Kurzer
(історичне)A cart formerly used to haul coal in coal mines.
The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.
драмdram
A small unit of weight, variously:
(застаріле)Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
(застаріле)Synonym of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma; other similar coins.
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Походження
Inherited from Middle English dragme /dramme, from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragInherited from Middle English dragme /dramme, from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight; a handful”). Doublet of drachma, diram, dirham, dirhem, and adarme.
Borrowed from Armenian դրամ (dram), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 (ZWZN /drahm/), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ, “unit of weight, a handful”), from δράσσομαι (drássomai, “to hold, seize”).
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