gram

nounnounnounnounproper nounnounverbnounattested in dialogue

//ˈɡɹæm//
//ˈɡɹeə̯m//
//ˈɡrɛə̯m//

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

noun

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

Etymology

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

noun

1
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.
2
The seeds of these plants.

Etymology

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

noun

1
Grandmother.

Etymology

Clipping of gramma.

noun

1
datedA gramophone recording.

Etymology

Clipping of gramophone.

proper noun

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Variant of 'gramAlternative 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

Etymology

Clipping of Instagram.

noun

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Variant of 'gramAlternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)

verb

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Variant of 'gramAlternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)

noun

1
Variant of grahamMisspelling of graham.

Forms

plural: grams
past tense: grammed
past participle: grammed
present participle: gramming
third person singular: grams

grain · The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially…Grain · A village in Isle of Grain parish, Isle of Grain, Medway…grains · Pigeons' dung used in tanning. See grainer.

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

Gram · A surname.grammar · A system of rules and principles for the structure of a…grammy · grandmother

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