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Definition of Drachmai
1. drachma [n] - See also: drachma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drachmai
Literary usage of Drachmai
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Athenian Grain-tax Law of 374/3 B.C. by Ronald S. Stroud (1998)
"It is difficult to imagine how twenty drachmai can be a percentage or part of a
sliding-scale figure tied to the eventual sale of the people's grain in the ..."
2. Antigonos Gonatas by William Woodthorpe Tarn (1913)
"campaign against Antipatros, a lump sum of about 24 drachmai each; a Greek
mercenary would have required a drachma a day at the very least. ..."
3. The International Year Book edited by Frank Moore Colby, Harry Thurston Peck (1902)
"Revenue and expenditure in currency drachmai have been estimated as follows ...
The largest items of revenue in drachmai, in the estimate for 1900, ..."
4. The International Year Book edited by Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The values in drachmai of the chief articles of export in 1901 were: ...
The corporation has a capital stock of 10000000 drachmai, and to further the ..."
5. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"Two days later an extraordinary session was convened, giving the Deputies a right
of drawing a double salary of 2000 drachmai each. ..."
6. The Athenian Tribute Lists by Benjamin D. Meritt (1968)
"The cash equivalent of the ships which these cities furnished has been reckoned
as 67 talents, 2200 drachmai; so the expected cash for 454 now amounts to ..."
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