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gram

noun
/ˈɡɹæm/

Etymology

From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao.

  1. derived from γράμμα — “a small weight, a scruple”
  2. derived from gramme

Definitions

  1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol

    A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.

    • Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram
    • Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram

  2. A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.

    • The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.

  3. The seeds of these plants.

  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. Grandmother.

    2. A gramophone recording.

    3. Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)

      • Keep my business off the gram / Switch my style like I switch hands / Going to war, on foreign land / Fuck out the way bitch back it up / Shit better get played in a palace

    4. Misspelling of graham.

    5. A surname.

    6. A town in Denmark.

    7. A male given name Alternative form of Graham.

    8. Clipping of Instagram.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA