Gram

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹæm/
• Rhymes: -æm
• Homophones: graham GenAm

Alternative forms

• chiefly w, British English, British gramme

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γραμμάριον (grammárion, "weight of two obols"), from γραμμή (grammḗ, "line").

Full definition of gram

Noun

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

From Portuguese grão.

From Latin grānum.

Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary. 1976. pp. 566

Noun

1. A group of leguminous plants that are grown for their seeds. pulses.
2. (uncountable) The seeds of these plants.

Anagrams

• MAgr

Diminutive of grandmother

Noun

1. grandmother

Old English, akin to grim.

Adjective

1. (obsolete) angry