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· Late Latin
dragma
2 English words descend from Late Latin
dragma
, most common first.
dram
Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
drachm
One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ).