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Webster 1913 Edition

Drachma

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Drach′ma

,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Drachmas
(#)
, L.
Drachmæ
(#)
.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See
Dram
.]
1.
A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents (U. S. currency, ca. 1913).
2.
A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.
3.
Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.

Webster 1828 Edition

Drachma

DRACHMA

,
Noun.
[L., Gr.]
1.
A Grecian coin. Of the value of seven pence, three farthings, sterling, or nearly fourteen cents.
2.
The eighth part of an ounce, or sixty grains, or three scruples; a weight used by apothecaries, but usually written dram.

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