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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Drachma \Drach"ma\, n.; pl. E. {Drachmas}, L. {Drachm[ae]}. [L.,
     fr. Gr. ?. See {Dram}.]
     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).


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     2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.
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     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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