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Dram Very Common

Dram has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains

"The old pharmacist measured out exactly three drams of the powdered herb before mixing it into the salve."

2

1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams

"The recipe calls for exactly three drams of vanilla extract to get the right flavor balance."

3

the basic unit of money in Armenia

"After exchanging my euros at the airport, I realized the sign for the local bread was priced in drams instead of dollars."

4

A small unit of weight, variously:

"The technician replaced the faulty dram chip to fix the computer's persistent crashes."

5

One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g).

6

The currency of Armenia, divided into 100 luma.

7

Dynamic random access memory.