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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Drachma \Drach"ma\, n.; pl E. {Drachmas}, L. {Drachm[ae]}. [L., fr Gr ?. See {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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: drachma n 1: a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains [syn: {dram}, {drachm}] 2: the basic unit of money in Greece
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