DRAM (d  r m )n. Dynamic RAM. |
| dram 1 (drm) n. 1. Abbr. dr. a. A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to 1/16 of an ounce or 27.34 grains (1.77 grams). b. A unit of apothecary weight equal to 1/8 of an ounce or 60 grains (3.89 grams). See Table at measurement. 2. a. A small draft: took a dram of brandy. b. A small amount; a bit: not a dram of compassion. [Middle English dragme, a drachma, a unit of weight, from Old French, from Late Latin dragma, from Latin drachma; see drachma.] |
| dram 2 (dräm) n. pl. dram See Table at currency. [Armenian, ultimately from Greek drakhm ; see drachma.] |
dram
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1. a small amount of spirits, such as whisky
2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois) [Greek drakhmē; see drachma]
Dram a minute quantity; a small draught of cordial or liqueur.
Examples: dram of constancy, 1566; of gin; of learning, 1709; of mercy, 1646; of poison, 1592; of saffron, 1741; of well-doing.
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| Noun | 1. | dram - a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains apothecaries' ounce, ounce, troy ounce - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound |
| 2. | dram - 1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights grain - 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams | |
| 3. | dram - the basic unit of money in Armenia Armenian monetary unit - monetary unit in Armenia |
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