dram

¹

[ dram ]

noun

1. Measurements.
   1. a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
   2. 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). : dr., dr
2. fluid dram.
3. a small drink of liquor.
4. a small quantity of anything.

verb (used without object)

, drammed, dram·ming.

1. Archaic. to drink drams; tipple.

verb (used with object)

, drammed, dram·ming.

1. Archaic. to ply with drink.

DRAM

²

[ dee-ram ]

abbreviation for

, Computers.

1. dynamic RAM.

DRAM

¹

/ ˈdiːræm /

acronym for

1. dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memory See RAM 1

noun

1. a chip containing such a memory

dram

²

/ dræm /

noun

1. one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram
2. Also calleddrachmdrachma one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram
3. a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot
4. the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas

Other Words From

• half-dram adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dram¹

1400–50; late Middle English dramme, assimilated variant of dragme < Old French < Late Latin dragma, Latin drachma drachma

Word History and Origins

Origin of dram¹

C15: from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Greek drakhmē; see drachma

Example Sentences

With bourbon, allspice dram, lime and bitters, it tasted dark, strong, warm and tropical simultaneously, a storm on an island, somehow ideal for being ensconced inside Daphnes on a rainy Edmonds autumn afternoon.

From Seattle Times

To him, spirits provided what he called “accessible luxury” to customers — a dram of the good life even in an unstable economy.

From New York Times

A wee dram would set visitors rocking around this final Christmas "tree" on the Isle of Raasay.

From BBC

White has just played 90. b2-b3 when the dram really kicks in.

From Washington Times

In 2017 a Swiss hotel drew notice for selling the world’s most expensive dram to a Chinese tourist.

From New York Times