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/ˈɡɹæm//ˈɡɹeə̯m//ˈɡrɛə̯m/

noun

A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

“Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram”

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Meanings

gram1

noungram (plural grams)

plural grams · alternative UK gramme

  1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

    Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram

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    Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram

gram2

noungram (countable and uncountable, plural grams)

plural grams · alternative UK gramme

  1. countableuncountableA leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.

    The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.

    1870, Henry Letheby, On Food, page 22
  2. uncountableThe seeds of these plants.

gram3

noungram (plural grams)

plural grams · alternative UK gramme

  1. colloquialGrandmother.

gram4

noungram (plural grams)

plural grams · alternative UK gramme

  1. datedbroadcastingA gramophone recording.

gram5

proper noun

alternative UK gramme

  1. alternativeAlternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)

    Keep my business off the gram / Switch my style like I switch hands / Going to war, on foreign land / Fuck out the way bitch back it up / Shit better get played in a palace

    2020, Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, “BALD!”, performed by JPEGMAFIA, Tiny Lil God Publishing, ISWC T9325823390
noungram (plural grams)

plural grams · alternative UK gramme

  1. alternativeAlternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
verbgram (third-person singular simple present grams, present participle gramming, simple past and past participle grammed)

present singular third person grams · participle present gramming · participle past grammed · past grammed · alternative UK gramme

  1. alternativeAlternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)

gram6

noun

alternative UK gramme

  1. USmisspellingMisspelling of graham.

Gram7

proper noun
  1. USA male given name Alternative form of Graham.
proper nounthe Gram

alternative 'Gram · alternative 'gram · alternative gram

  1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of Instagram.

    Very good,” the store owner said, eyeing the slits on the side of the dress that exposed Naeema's cinnamon brown skin. “Makeup?” she asked. “Do it for the Gram!” the woman said holding up a cell phone. Naeema held up one finger, blocking ...

    2015, Meesha Mink, All Hail the Queen: An Urban Tale, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 95

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

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metric weight unitweight unit

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Origin

gram · noun

  1. Ancient Greekγράμμα“a small weight, a scruple”
  2. Frenchgramme
  3. Englishgram

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.

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gram · noun

  1. Latingrānum
  2. Portuguesegram
  3. Englishgram

From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao.

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gram · proper noun, noun, verb

Clipping of Instagram.

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Translations

Afrikaans gram
  • gramunit of mass
Ancient Greek γραμμάριον
  • γραμμάριον (grammárion)unit of mass
Arabic جْرَام, غْرَام
  • جْرَام (gram)unit of mass
  • غْرَام (ḡrām)unit of mass
  • غْرَام (gram)unit of mass
Bengali গ্রাম
  • গ্রাম (gram)unit of mass
Bulgarian грам, нахут
  • грам (gram)unit of mass
  • нахут (nahut)A leguminous plant
Catalan gram
  • gramunit of mass
Chinese Cantonese 克, 公克
  • 克 (hak¹)unit of mass
  • 公克 (gung¹ hak¹)unit of mass
Chinese Mandarin 克, 公克
  • 克 (kè)unit of mass
  • 公克 (gōngkè)unit of mass
Czech gram
  • gramunit of mass
Danish gram
  • gramunit of mass
Dutch gram
  • gramunit of mass
Esperanto gramo
  • gramounit of mass
Estonian gramm
  • grammunit of mass
Finnish gramma
  • grammaunit of mass
French gramme
  • grammeunit of mass
German Gramm
  • Grammunit of mass
Greek γραμμάριο
  • γραμμάριο (grammário)unit of mass
Hebrew גְרַם
  • גְרַם (gram)unit of mass
Hindi ग्राम
  • ग्राम (grām)unit of mass
Hungarian gramm
  • grammunit of mass
Icelandic gramm
  • grammunit of mass
Indonesian gram
  • gramunit of mass
Irish gram
  • gramunit of mass
Italian grammo
  • grammounit of mass
Japanese グラム
  • グラム (guramu)unit of mass
Korean 그램
  • 그램 (geuraem)unit of mass
Latvian grams
  • gramsunit of mass
Lithuanian gramas
  • gramasunit of mass
Malay gram
  • gramunit of mass
Māori karamu, koma
  • karamuunit of mass
  • komaunit of mass
Norwegian Bokmål gram
  • gramunit of mass
Persian گرم
  • گرم (geram)unit of mass
Polish gram
  • gramunit of mass
Portuguese grama
  • gramaunit of mass
Punjabi ਗ੍ਰਾਮ
  • ਗ੍ਰਾਮ (grām)unit of mass
Romanian gram
  • gramunit of mass
Russian грамм
  • грамм (gramm)unit of mass
Scottish Gaelic gram
  • gramunit of mass
Slovak gram
  • gramunit of mass
Spanish gramo
  • gramounit of mass
Swahili gramu
  • gramuunit of mass
Swedish gram
  • gramunit of mass
Tagalog gramo
  • gramounit of mass
Tamil கிராம்
  • கிராம் (kirām)unit of mass
Thai กรัม
  • กรัม (gram)unit of mass
Turkish gram
  • gramunit of mass
Ukrainian грам
  • грам (hram)unit of mass
Urdu گرام
  • گرام (grām)unit of mass
Vietnamese gam
  • gamunit of mass
Yiddish גראַם
  • גראַם (gram)unit of mass

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

gram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gram

MLA

“gram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gram.

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