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gram en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.

Meanings

  1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
    • Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram
    • Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram

Forms

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grams Number=Plur lexicographic
gramme UK, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

metergram · exagram · zettagram · megagram · multigram · gram equivalent · hectokilogram · gram atom · gigagram · rontogram · zeptogram · gram-molecular weight · connectogram · corrgram · picogram · gram degree · centimeter-gram-second · teragram · quettagram · Christogram · stereogram · erythrogram · ronnagram · myriagram · yoctogram · femtogram · attogram · gram calorie · petagram · subgram · kinetogram · grammage · golden gram · quectogram · gram molecule · yottagram · syllectogram

Relateds

milligram · List of SI units · kilogram

Translations (102)

mi koma (unit of mass) · ar جْرَام (unit of mass) · ota غرام (unit of mass) · be грам (unit of mass) · mn грамм (unit of mass) · yi גראַם (unit of mass) · io gramo (unit of mass) · vi gam (unit of mass) · gl gramo (unit of mass) · rsk ґрам (unit of mass) · sv gram (unit of mass) · acw قرام (unit of mass) · yue 公克 (unit of mass) · mi karamu (unit of mass) · izh gramma (unit of mass) · ar غْرَام (unit of mass) · da gram (unit of mass) · az qram (unit of mass) · si ග්රෑම් (unit of mass) · gd gram (unit of mass) · th กรัม (unit of mass) · cmn(unit of mass) · yue(unit of mass) · nan-hbl 公克 (unit of mass) · eo gramo (unit of mass) · de Gramm (unit of mass) · fr gramme (unit of mass) · hy գրամ (unit of mass) · gu ગ્રામ (unit of mass) · cmn 公克 (unit of mass) · tr gram (unit of mass) · kk грамм (unit of mass) · st geramo (unit of mass) · ur گرام (unit of mass) · he גְרַם (unit of mass) · te గ్రాము (unit of mass) · bg грам (unit of mass) · pt grama (unit of mass) · ka გრამი (unit of mass) · sh grȁm (unit of mass) · grc γραμμάριον (unit of mass) · uk грам (unit of mass) · ko 그램 (unit of mass) · it grammo (unit of mass) · ar غْرَام (unit of mass) · tk gramm (unit of mass) · lt gramas (unit of mass) · pa ਗ੍ਰਾਮ (unit of mass) · ky грамм (unit of mass) · et gramm (unit of mass) · fa گرم (unit of mass) · sl gram (unit of mass) · el γραμμάριο (unit of mass) · khb ᦂᧄ (unit of mass) · yo gíráàmù (unit of mass) · ru грамм (unit of mass) · lv grams (unit of mass) · sw gramu (unit of mass) · oc grama (unit of mass) · rgn grâm (unit of mass) · shn ၷြမ် (unit of mass) · ro gram (unit of mass) · pl gram (unit of mass) · uz gramm (unit of mass) · nb gram (unit of mass) · es gramo (unit of mass) · sq gram (unit of mass) · tl gramo (unit of mass) · hi ग्राम (unit of mass) · cs gram (unit of mass) · nn gram (unit of mass) · lo ກະລາມ (unit of mass) · arz جرام (unit of mass) · kn ಗ್ರಾಮು (unit of mass) · lb Gramm (unit of mass) · ga gram (unit of mass) · dng грамм (unit of mass) · km ក្រាម (unit of mass) · id gram (unit of mass) · fi gramma (unit of mass) · hak 公克 (unit of mass) · is gramm (unit of mass) · nl gram (unit of mass) · ta கிராம் (unit of mass) · bn গ্রাম (unit of mass) · hu gramm (unit of mass) · af gram (unit of mass) · lo ກັມ (unit of mass) · dng гунфын (unit of mass) · mk грам (unit of mass) · ast gramu (unit of mass) · lo ກຣັມ (unit of mass) · qu k'isura (unit of mass) · tg грамм (unit of mass) · my ဂရမ် (unit of mass) · sk gram (unit of mass) · sh гра̏м (unit of mass) · ja グラム (unit of mass) · hak(unit of mass) · hak 古拉母 (unit of mass) · ms gram (unit of mass) · ca gram (unit of mass)

wikidata: Q41803

gram en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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. 1870, Henry Letheby, On Food, page 22:
  2. (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

Forms

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grams Number=Plur lexicographic
gramme UK, alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

black gram · Bengal gram · green gram · gram flour · horse gram

Translations (1)

bg нахут (A leguminous plant)

gram en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Clipping of gramma.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Grandmother.

Forms

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gramme UK, alternative lexicographic
grams Number=Plur lexicographic

gram en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Clipping of gramophone.

Meanings

  1. (dated) A gramophone recording.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
grams Number=Plur lexicographic
gramme UK, alternative lexicographic

gram en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Clipping of Instagram.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
    alt of 'gram

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gramme UK, alternative lexicographic
grams Number=Plur lexicographic

gram en · PROPN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Clipping of Instagram.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
    alt of 'gram
    • 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 2020, Barrington DeVaughn Hendricks, “BALD!”, performed by JPEGMAFIA, Tiny Lil God Publishing, ISWC T9325823390:

Forms

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gramme UK, alternative lexicographic

gram en · VERB · etymology 5

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Etymology

Clipping of Instagram.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
    alt of 'gram

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
grams Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
gramme UK, alternative lexicographic
grammed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
grammed Tense=Past lexicographic
gramming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

regram

gram en · NOUN · etymology 6

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡɹæm/ without æ-raising
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/ æ-raising
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (US, alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of graham.
    alt of graham

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
gramme UK, alternative lexicographic

Relateds

gram-positive (etymologically unrelated terms) · gram-negative (etymologically unrelated terms) · gram sansad (etymologically unrelated terms) · gram panchayat (etymologically unrelated terms)