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  • noun obsolete A British unit of volume equal to 60 minims or 3.55 ml.

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  • noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
  • noun a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek δραχμή (drachmē, "a weight and coin").

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