Vocabulary : Drachma to Dracontic

Drachma : A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different value in different States and at different periods. The average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have been about 19 cents. ;; A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents. ;; Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.
Drachmae : of Drachma
Drachmas : of Drachma
Drachme : See Drachma.
Dracin : See Draconin.

Draco : The Dragon, a northern constellation within which is the north pole of the ecliptic. ;; A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds. ;; A genus of lizards. See Dragon, 6.
Draconian : Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.
Draconic : Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.
Draconin : A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; -- called also dracin.
Dracontic : Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See Dragon's head, under Dragon.

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