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CEFRA2

/ˈɡɹæm/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.

Examples

  • I'll take a gram of White Widow.

  • The cracker contains only a gram of fat.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The seeds of these plants.

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

  3. A gramophone recording.

More examples

In context

  • Meronyms: picogram < nanogram < microgram < milligram

  • Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram

  • The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.

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Origin

noun

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