Gram Meaning
/ˈɡɹæm/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
nounA leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
Sentence Examples
The cracker contains only a gram of fat.
I'll take a gram of White Widow.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist added one small ____ of the powder to the beaker.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A single paperclip usually weighs about one ____, which is a very small unit of mass in the metric system.
Word Origin & History
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"Very good,” the store owner said, eyeing the slits on the side of the dress that exposed Naeema's cinnamon brown skin. “Makeup?” she asked. “Do it for the Gram!” the woman said holding up a cell phone. Naeema held up one finger, blocking ..."
— 2015, Meesha Mink, All Hail the Queen: An Urban Tale, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 95:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The chemist added one small ____ of the powder to the beaker.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A single paperclip usually weighs about one ____, which is a very small unit of mass in the metric system.