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gram¹

  • /ˈɡɹæm/
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/

Sounds like graham (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -æm

Where it comes from

From French gramme, from Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma, “a small weight, a scruple”). Doublet of gramma.

noun grams · gramme

  1. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. Holonyms: kilogram < megagram < gigagram

gram²

  • /ˈɡɹæm/
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/

Sounds like graham (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -æm

Where it comes from

From obsolete Portuguese gram (modern Portuguese grão), from Latin grānum. Doublet of corn, grain, granum, and grao.

noun grams · gramme

  1. countable, uncountable A leguminous plant grown for its seeds, especially the chickpea. The next class of farinaceous foods are the Pulses, as peas, beans, and lentils of this country, and the dholls and grams of India.
  2. uncountable The seeds of these plants.

gram³

  • /ˈɡɹæm/
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/

Sounds like graham (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -æm

Where it comes from

Clipping of gramma.

noun grams · gramme

  1. colloquial Grandmother.

gram⁴

  • /ˈɡɹæm/
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/

Sounds like graham (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -æm

Where it comes from

Clipping of gramophone.

noun grams · gramme

  1. dated A gramophone recording.

gram⁵

  • /ˈɡɹæm/
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/

Sounds like graham (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -æm

Where it comes from

Clipping of Instagram.

proper noun gramme

  1. alternative Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”) Keep my business off the gram / Switch my style like I switch hands / Going to war, on foreign land / Fuck out the way bitch back it up / Shit better get played in a palace

noun grams · gramme

  1. alternative Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)

verb grams · gramming · grammed · gramme

  1. alternative Alternative form of 'gram (“Instagram”)

gram⁶

  • /ˈɡɹæm/
  • /ˈɡɹeə̯m/
  • /ˈɡrɛə̯m/

Sounds like graham (some pronunciations) · Rhymes with -æm

noun gramme

  1. US, misspelling Misspelling of graham

Gram⁷

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Denmark.
  3. US A male given name Alternative form of Graham.

proper noun the Gram · 'Gram · 'gram · gram

  1. abbreviation, clipping, informal Clipping of Instagram Very good,” the store owner said, eyeing the slits on the side of the dress that exposed Naeema's cinnamon brown skin. “Makeup?” she asked. “Do it for the Gram!” the woman said holding up a cell phone. Naeema held up one finger, blocking ...

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gramme, g, gm, ounce, kilogram, tro, programme, grammy, dhal, crib, gram-positive, gram-negative, grandmother, nana, gran, grandma

Translations

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noun unit of mass

Españolgramo
한국어그램 geuraem
日本語グラム guramu
中文克 kè, 公克 gōngkè
हिन्दीग्राम grām
Kiswahiligramu
Portuguêsgrama
Françaisgramme
DeutschGramm
Italianogrammo
Ελληνικάγραμμάριο grammário
Românăgram
Русскийграмм gramm
Tiếng Việtgam
العربيةجْرَام gram, غْرَام ḡrām, غْرَام gram
עבריתגְרַם gram

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@misc{gram_2026,
  title = {gram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}