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PENNYWEIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("pennyweight" is a kind of...):
troy unit (any of the unit of the troy system of weights)
Meronyms (parts of "pennyweight"):
grain (1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams)
Holonyms ("pennyweight" is a part of...):
apothecaries' ounce; ounce; troy ounce (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound)
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