DRACHMA, noun [Latin , 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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