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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRAM, a. Angry.
GRAM, n. [Gr. the twenty fourth part of an ounce.]
In the new system of French weights, the unity of weights. It is the weight of a quantity of distilled water equal to a cubic centimeter, or 18 grains French, or du poids de marc, equal to 15.444 grains troy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram [syn: gram, gramme, gm, g]
2: Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938) [syn: Gram, Hans C. J. Gram]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: obsolete Portuguese (now spelled grão), grain, from Latin granum Date: 1702 any of several leguminous plants (as a chickpea) grown especially for their seed; also their seeds II. noun Etymology: French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek grammat-, gramma letter, writing, a small weight, from graphein to write — more at carve Date: 1810 1. a metric unit of mass equal to 1/1000 kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density — see metric system table 2. the weight of a gram under the acceleration of gravity III. noun Etymology: by shortening & alteration Date: circa 1934 grandmother IV. abbreviation grammar; grammatical

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (also gramme) a metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Phrases and idioms: gram-atom Chem. the quantity of a chemical element equal to its relative atomic mass in grams (see MOLE(4)). gram-equivalent Chem. the quantity of a substance equal to its equivalent weight in grams. gram-molecule Chem. the quantity of a substance equal to its relative molecular mass in grams. Etymology: F gramme f. Gk gramma small weight 2. n. any of various pulses used as food. Etymology: Port. gr|.o f. L granum grain

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gram Gram, a. [AS. gram; akin to E. grim. [root]35.] Angry. [Obs.] --Havelok, the Dane.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gram Gram, n. [Pg. gr?o grain. See Grain.] (Bot.) The East Indian name of the chick-pea (Cicer arietinum) and its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gram Gram, Gramme Gramme, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write. See Graphic.] The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See Grain, n., 4. Gram degree, or Gramme degree (Physics), a unit of heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram of pure water one degree centigrade. Gram equivalent (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal which will replace one gram of hydrogen.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(grams) Note: in BRIT, also use 'gramme' A gram is a unit of weight. One thousand grams are equal to one kilogram. A football weighs about 400 grams. N-COUNT