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Drachma   /drˈækmə/   Listen
Drachma

noun
(pl. E. drachmas, L. drachmae)
1.
A unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains.  Synonyms: drachm, dram.
2.
Formerly the basic unit of money in Greece.  Synonym: Greek drachma.



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... not for the loss of one sheep or one drachma, but for the salvation of three parts of the world, redeemed not by corruptible silver or gold, but by the precious blood of the Lamb of God, as the blessed prince of the glorious Apostles taught, whose chair the Good Shepherd, Christ, has entrusted to your beatitude. Therefore, as ...
— The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI - The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I • Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies



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