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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdram.ma/
- Rhymes: -amma
- Hyphenation: dràm‧ma
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma).[1]
Noun
dramma m (plural drammi)
- drama
- (figurative) tragedy, predicament
- (informal) tragedy, fuss
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Etymology 2
From Latin drachma, from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).[2]
Noun
dramma f (plural dramme)
- (historical, numismatics) drachma, drachm
- (unit of weight) dram
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