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dram
1[ dram ]
noun
- Measurements.
- a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
- 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). : dr., dr
- a small drink of liquor.
- a small quantity of anything.
verb (used without object)
, drammed, dram·ming.
- Archaic. to drink drams; tipple.
verb (used with object)
, drammed, dram·ming.
- Archaic. to ply with drink.
DRAM
2[ dee-ram ]
abbreviation for
, Computers.
- dynamic RAM.
DRAM
1/ ˈdiːræm /
noun
- a chip containing such a memory
dram
2/ dræm /
noun
- one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram
- Also calleddrachmdrachma one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram
- a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot
- the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas
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- half-dram adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dram1
C15: from Old French dragme, from Late Latin dragma, from Greek drakhmē; see drachma
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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
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