or chiefly Brit  gramme  n 1  :  a metric unit of mass equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density - abbr. g  2  :  the weight of a gram under standard gravity .
 
 
 
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