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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gram (also gramme British English) /ɡræm/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] (written abbreviation g or gm) TMthe basic unit for measuring weight in the metric system 克〔公制基本重量单位〕
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gram• They said it was a gram in court ...• If, from every gram, you are selling a dozen bags, that's a lot of trading.• In 1928 it cost £25 per gram, but by 1974 it was as low as £40 per kilogram.• Carbohydrates contain 3.75 calories per gram whereas fat contains about nine calories.• If it is not practical to remove the decorations, add a quarter gram of citric acid crystals to the stock solution.• Just keep half the gram he lent you for your own use, and sell the rest.-gram /ɡræm/ suffix [in nouns] MESSAGEa message delivered as an amusing surprise 给人惊喜的有趣信息 On his birthday we sent him a kissagram (=a woman who was paid to give him a message and kiss him). 他生日那天我们请了一位女郎给他送上贺吻。From Longman Business Dictionarygramgram /græm/ (also gramme written abbreviation, g, gm, gr or, grm) noun [countable] the basic unit for measuring weight in the METRIC SYSTEMOrigin gram (1700-1800) French gramme, from Greek gramma “letter, writing, small weight”, from graphein “to write” -gram Latin -gramma, from Greek, from gramma; → GRAMgram noun-gram suffixChinese
in Business basic measuring the Corpus for weight unit
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gram S3
(also gramme British English) /ɡræm/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation g or gm)
gram S3
(also gramme British English) /ɡræm/ noun [countable] (written abbreviation g or gm) Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: gramme, from Greek gramma 'letter, writing, small weight', from graphein 'to write'
the basic unit for measuring weight in the metric system
Language: French
Origin: gramme, from Greek gramma 'letter, writing, small weight', from graphein 'to write'