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dram1 / dram/ • n. 1. a small drink of whiskey or other spirits (often used in humorous imitation of Scottish speech): a wee dram to ward off the winter chill. 2. another term for drachm (sense 1). dram2 • n. the basic monetary unit of Armenia, equal to 100 luma. |
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"dram." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dram." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dram005.html "dram." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dram005.html |
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Drama minute quantity; a small draught of cordial or liqueur. Examples: dram of constancy, 1566; of gin; of learning, 1709; of mercy, 1646; of poison, 1592; of saffron, 1741; of well-doing. |
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"Dram." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Dram." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300560.html "Dram." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300560.html |
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DRAM / ˈdēˌram/ • n. Electr. a memory chip that depends upon an applied voltage to keep the stored data. |
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"DRAM." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "DRAM." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dram.html "DRAM." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dram.html |
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dram †drachm, drachma XV; ⅓ fluid ounce, (hence) small draught of spirit, etc. XVI. — OF. drame or medL. drama, var. of DRACHMA.
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T. F. HOAD. "dram." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dram." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dram.html T. F. HOAD. "dram." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dram.html |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "DRAM." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "DRAM." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-DRAM.html JOHN DAINTITH. "DRAM." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-DRAM.html |
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dram see English units of measurement . |
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"dram." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dram." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-dram.html "dram." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-dram.html |
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•in memoriam • ad nauseam
•iamb, Priam
•grandam • Edam • goddam
•quondam • Potsdam • cofferdam
•Rotterdam • Oxfam • Birmingham
•Abraham • logjam • CAD-CAM
•minicam • Nicam
•Eelam, Elam
•flimflam • oriflamme • Suriname
•ad personam • diazepam • tangram
•ashram • telegram • milligram
•epigram • centigram • dithyramb
•program, programme
•cardiogram • radiogram • echogram
•mammogram
•aerogramme (US aerogram)
•microgram • dirham
•electrocardiogram • ideogram
•heliogram • diaphragm • diagram
•parallelogram • kilogram • hologram
•encephalogram • anagram
•monogram • sonogram • kissogram
•pentagram • cryptogram • photogram
•tam-tam • wigwam • whim-wham
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"dram." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dram." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dram.html "dram." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dram.html |
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