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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Drach·ma n.; pl. E. Drachmas L. Drachmæ
 1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents (U. S. currency, ca. 1913).
 2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.
 3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
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