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drachme

/ˈdɹæk.mi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
drachme
IPA
/ˈdɹæk.mi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated form of drachma.

Dated

Etymology

Borrowed from French drachme or directly from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: drachme, δραχμή

Usage

Inflected Forms

drachmes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce drachme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹæk.mi/.
What does drachme mean?
Dated form of drachma.
Where does drachme come from?
It is traced to French.

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