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Noun: drachma (drachmas,drachmae)  drak-mu
  1. A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
    - dram, drachm
     
  2. Formerly the basic unit of money in Greece
    - Greek drachma

Derived forms: drachmas, drachmae

Type of: apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight, Greek monetary unit

Part of: apothecaries' ounce, ounce, troy ounce

Encyclopedia: Drachma

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