'Drachma' definitions:
Definition of 'drachma'
(from WordNet)
noun
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains [syn: dram, drachm, drachma]
noun
Formerly the basic unit of money in Greece [syn: drachma, Greek drachma]
Definition of 'Drachma'
From: GCIDE
- Drachma \Drach"ma\, n.; pl. E. Drachmas, L. Drachm[ae]. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See Dram.]
- 1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents (U. S. currency, ca. 1913). [1913 Webster]
- 2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram. [1913 Webster]