Associations to the word «Drachma»

Wiktionary

DRACHMA, noun. The currency of Greece from ancient times until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
DRACHMA, noun. A coin worth one drachma.
DRACHMA, noun. An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains.
DRACHMA, noun. A later Greek weight equal to a gram.

Dictionary definition

DRACHMA, noun. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.
DRACHMA, noun. Formerly the basic unit of money in Greece.

Wise words

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