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A gram is a unit of measure in the metric system that equals one thousandth of a kilogram.

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An example of a gram is .035 ounces or four pinches of salt.

Gram is defined as a nickname for a grandmother.

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An example of gram is your mom’s mom.

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the basic unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 0.03527 ounce (0.0022046 pound or 15.4321 grains): now defined in the SI system as 0.001 of the mass of the standard international kilogram (a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in France): one pound equals 453.5924 grams: abbrev. g

Origin: Fr gramme < LL gramma, weight of two oboli < Gr, small weight, lit., what is written < graphein, to write: see graphic

noun

any of certain leguminous plants, used as fodder; esp., the chickpea

Origin: Port grāo < L granum: see grain

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Informal grandmother

grammar
grammatical

something written down, drawn, or recorded: telegram, electrocardiogram
a telegram or singing telegram, or something resembling this in some way: used esp. in nonce compounds: Mailgram, Candygram

Origin: < Gr gramma: see gram

See gram in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. g or gm. or gr.

A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of a kilogram. See Table at measurement.

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Origin: French gramme

Origin: , from Late Latin gramma, a small weight

Origin: , from Greek, something written, small weight; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots

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