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noun
A unit of mass, equal to 1/24 of a pennyweight or 1/480 of a troy ounce, fixed at 0.064 798 91 grams under the metric system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: grain
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: grain
History
Morphologically, from Troyes, town in Northern France + grain, unit of mass.
