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Definition of: drachma
(drak′mə) noun plural ·mas or ·mae (-mē)
1. The modern gold monetary unit of Greece, equivalent to 100 lepta.
2. An ancient Greek silver coin.
3. An ancient Greek unit of weight. [<L drachma <Gk. drachmē a handful. Doublet of DRAM.]
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