[ 'drakmə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~e -mi: ) (until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Greece.
↘a silver coin of ancient Greece.
Origin
via L. from Gk drakhmē , an Attic weight and coin.
[ 'drakmə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~e -mi: ) (until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of Greece.
↘a silver coin of ancient Greece.
Origin
via L. from Gk drakhmē , an Attic weight and coin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004