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What (who) is drachm - definition
UNIT OF MASS OR VOLUME IN DIFFERENT SYSTEMS
Drachm; Fluidram; Dram (mass); Fluid drachm; Fluid dram; Dram (volume); Drachms; Dram up; Dram (measurement); Dram unit; Fluidrachm; Drachm (unit); Avoirdupois dram; 🝲
drachm
[dram]
¦ noun historical a unit of weight equivalent to 60 grains or one eighth of an ounce.
?(also fluid drachm) a liquid measure equivalent to 60 minims or one eighth of a fluid ounce.
Origin
ME (denoting the ancient Greek drachma): from OFr. dragme or late L. dragma.
Dram (unit)
The dram (alternative British spelling drachm; apothecary symbol ʒ or ℨ; abbreviated dr) Earlier version first published in New English Dictionary, 1897.National Institute of Standards and Technology (October 2011).
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Dram (unit)
The dram (alternative British spelling drachm; apothecary symbol ʒ or ℨ; abbreviated dr): C-6–C-7 is a unit of mass in the avoirdupois system, and both a unit of mass and a unit of volume in the apothecaries' system. It was originally both a coin and a weight in ancient Greece. The unit of volume is more correctly called a fluid dram, fluid drachm, fluidram or fluidrachm (abbreviated fl dr, ƒ 3, or fʒ).: C-17
