dram
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views updated Jun 11 2018dram1 / 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.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
DRAM
oxford
views updated Jun 08 2018DRAM / ˈdēˌram/ •
n. Electr. a memory chip that depends upon an applied voltage to keep the stored data.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
DRAM
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views updated Jun 08 2018DRAM Abbrev. for dynamic RAM. See
dynamic memory,
RAM.
A Dictionary of Computing JOHN DAINTITH
dram
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views updated Jun 11 2018dram †drachm, drachma XV; ⅓ fluid ounce, (hence) small draught of spirit, etc. XVI. — OF.
drame or medL.
drama, var. of
DRACHMA.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
Dram
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views updated Jun 08 2018Dram
a 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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms
