drachma

pluriel irrégulier

A noun referring to a former unit of currency in Greece, or a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or 60 grains.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'ancienne unité monétaire de la Grèce, ainsi qu'une ancienne unité de poids pharmaceutique équivalant à une huitième d'once ou à 60 grains.

1. Apothecary weight unit C2 formal

   A unit of weight used in pharmacy, equal to one eighth of an ounce or 60 grains.

   • The pharmacist measured the compound in drachmas.
   • One drachma is equivalent to 60 grains.
   • The recipe called for two drachmas of the substance.

   🇫🇷Drachme (unité de poids pharmaceutique)

   Synonymes: drachmdram

2. Former Greek currency B1 formal

   The basic monetary unit of Greece before the adoption of the euro.

   • The drachma was replaced by the euro in 2002.
   • He found an old coin worth 100 drachmas.
   • Prices were listed in drachmas before the currency change.

   🇫🇷Drachme (ancienne monnaie grecque)

• drachmae plural form
• drachmas plural form
• drachmae's possessive plural form
• drachmas' possessive plural form
• drachma's possessive singular form