/ ˈdrækmə; NAmE / noun
( pl. drachmas or drachmae / ˈdrækmiː; NAmE /) the unit of money in Greece (replaced in 2002 by the euro)
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WORD ORIGIN
via Latin from Greek drakhmē , an Attic weight and coin.
/ ˈdrækmə; NAmE / noun
( pl. drachmas or drachmae / ˈdrækmiː; NAmE /) the unit of money in Greece (replaced in 2002 by the euro)
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WORD ORIGIN
via Latin from Greek drakhmē , an Attic weight and coin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005