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gram I. \ˈgram, -aa(ə)m\ noun (-s) Etymology: Portuguese grão (formerly also spelled gram) grain, seed, chick-pea, from Latin granum grain — more at corn : any of several leguminous plants grown especially for their seed: as a. : chick-pea b. : horse gram c. : mung bean II. noun or gramme \“\ (-s) Etymology: French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek, letter, a small weight, from graphein to write — more at carve 1. : a metric unit of mass and weight equal to 1/1000 kilogram and nearly equal to one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density — see metric system table 2. : the weight of the gram mass under standard gravity III. noun (-s) Etymology: by shortening & alteration : grandmother IV. abbreviation grammar; grammatical |