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δραχμή δραχμή, ἡ, δράσσομαι properly, a handful, like δράγμα:—an Attic weight, a drachm, weighing about 66 1/2 grains, the Aeginetan being = 2/3 Attic. an Attic silver coin, a drachma, worth 6 obols, i. e. 9 3/4 d., nearly = Roman denarius and Fr. franc, Hdt., etc.

ShortDef

a handful; a drachma

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Headword:

δραχμή

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δραχμή

Headword (normalized/stripped):

δραχμη

IDX:

8865

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n8868

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draxmh/

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