Dram (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. Measurements.
    • a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
    • 1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr
  2. fluid dram.
  3. a small drink of liquor.
  4. a small quantity of anything.
verb (used without object), drammed, dram·ming.
  1. to drink drams; tipple.
verb (used with object), drammed, dram·ming.
  1. to ply with drink.
abbreviation Computers.
  1. dynamic RAM.
noun
  1. one sixteenth of an ounce (avoirdupois). 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0018 kilogram
  2. one eighth of an apothecaries' ounce; 60 grains. 1 dram is equivalent to 0.0039 kilogram
  3. a small amount of an alcoholic drink, esp a spirit; tot
  4. the standard monetary unit of Armenia, divided into 100 lumas
n acronym for
  1. dynamic random access memory: a widely used type of random access memory
noun
  1. a chip containing such a memory
Dram (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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