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Where does “-rama” come from?

-rama (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ — visible object; sight, spectacle.

-rama (English): Alteration of -orama, used in suffixing a word...

Definitions

  1. Alteration of -orama, used in suffixing a word...

Ancestry of “-rama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅρᾱμᾰvisible object; sight, spectacle

Words derived from “-rama”

  • cyclorama
  • cosmorama
  • cycloramic
  • cosmoramic
  • georama
  • -rama
  • glamourama
  • panstereorama
  • craporama
  • -orama
  • marinorama
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