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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. gram¹ (grăm)n. Abbr. g or gm. or gr.
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth (10-³) of a kilogram. See table at measurement. [French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek, something written, small weight. See gerbh- in Indo-European Roots.] II. gram² (grăm)n.
1. Any of several plants, such as the chickpea, bearing seeds widely used as food in tropical Asia.
2. The seeds of such a plant. [Obsolete Portuguese, from Latin grānum, seed. See gr̥ə-no- in Indo-European Roots.] III. gram³ (grăm)n. Informal
A grandmother. [Shortening and alteration of gramma¹, or grandmother.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Gram, Hans C. J. Gram, gramme, gm, g