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-rama

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
-ra-ma
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Alteration of -orama, used in suffixing a word ending with an r or vowel sound.

Example Sentences

Etymology

A libfix, a modification of -orama, influenced by diorama and panorama, and thus indirectly derived from Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “sight, spectacle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὅρᾱμᾰ

Derived Forms

Cinerama futurama Glamarama Australia Dollarama rifferama voterama

Phrases

as a nickname for Tamarama Beach in NSW music characterized by heavy riffing vote-a-rama a kind of voting session in the US Senate a voting registration event

Questions

What does -rama mean?
Alteration of -orama, used in suffixing a word ending with an r or vowel sound.
Where does -rama come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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