dram
[ dram ]
/ dræm /
noun
Measurements.
- a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
- 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr
a small drink of liquor.
a small quantity of anything.
verb (used without object), drammed, dram·ming.
Archaic. to drink drams; tipple.
verb (used with object), drammed, dram·ming.
Archaic. to ply with drink.
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Origin of dram
1400–50; late Middle English dramme, assimilated variant of dragme<Old French <Late Latin dragma,Latin drachmadrachma
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dram
/ (dræm) /
noun
one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram
Also called: drachm, drachma US one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram
a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot
the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas
Word Origin for dram
C15: from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Greek drakhmē; see drachma
British Dictionary definitions for dram (2 of 2)
DRAM
D-RAM
/ (ˈdiːræm) /
n acronym for
dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memorySee RAM 1
noun
a chip containing such a memory
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Medical definitions for dram
dram
[ drăm ]
n.
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 116 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams).drachm
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 18 of an ounce or 60 grains (3.89 grams).
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