gram
//ˈɡɹæm//
Forms
- Plural
- grams
- present (v1)
- gram
- past (v2)
- grammed
- past participle (v3)
- grammed
- present participle
- gramming
- 3rd person singular
- grams
Definitions
1.A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
2.A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea.
- The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.
3.The seeds of these plants.
4.Grandmother.(colloquial)
1.Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4650
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”).
Doublet of gramma.