DRAM


Meaning of DRAM in English

I. ˈdram noun

Etymology: Middle English dragme, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, dram, drachma, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma, from Greek drachmē, literally, handful, from drassesthai to grasp

Date: 14th century

1.

a. — see weight table

b. : fluid dram

2.

a. : a small portion of something to drink

b. : a small amount

II. ˈdräm noun

Etymology: Armenian, literally, coin, money, ultimately from Greek drachmē drachma

Date: 1993

— see money table

III. abbreviation

dramatic; dramatist

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