dram

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsdrachmdrachma

   Broaderapothecaries' unit

   Part ofounce

   Partsscruple
2. 2.

   1/16 ounce or 1.771 grams

   Broaderavoirdupois unit

   Part ofounce

   Partsgrain
3. 3.

   the basic unit of money in Armenia

   BroaderArmenian monetary unit

Other forms of dram

plural

drams·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dram

What does dram mean?

dram means "a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dram?

dram has 1 syllable: dram. In IPA it is /ˈdɹæm/.

What is another word for dram?

Close synonyms include drachm, drachma. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dram a common word?

dram is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.