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Pennyweight Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Pennyweight has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains

2

A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or ¹⁄₂₀ of a troy ounce

See Also
mass pennyweights troy grain grain troy ounce
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
troy unit
Rhyming Words
ght ight ought dight bight tight fight eight night might light pight aught hight aight right wight sight voight blight
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