Usually means: Ancient unit of weight, currency.
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  1. drachms: Merriam-Webster
  2. drachms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. drachms: Vocabulary.com
  4. drachms: Wordnik
  5. drachms: Wiktionary
  6. drachms: Dictionary.com
  7. drachms: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. drachms: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. drachms: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. drachms: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (drachm)

noun:  (units of measurement) A small unit of weight, variously:
noun:  One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).
noun:  (pharmacy) One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ℨ or ʒ).
noun:  (historical, obsolete) Alternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). [(historical units of measurement) A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).]
noun:  (historical, obsolete) Alternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g). [The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.]
noun:  (obsolete, numismatics) Alternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma. [The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.]
▸ Also see drachm


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