-rama

See also: rama, Rama, râma, rāma, Rāma, râmă, and ramă

English

Etymology

Modification of -orama, influenced by diorama and panorama, and thus from Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāma, “sight, spectacle”) and ultimately Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to perceive, look out for”).

Suffix

-rama

  1. Alteration of -orama, used in suffixing a word ending with an r or vowel sound.
    camera → camerarama or
    future → futurama (formed by eliding the e and merging the two rs into one)

Usage notes
  • The suffix is usually appended without hyphenation, or occasionally with hyphen intended to catch the eye.

Derived terms
  • Cinerama
  • futurama
  • Glamarama, as a nickname for Tamarama Beach, in NSW, Australia
  • Dollarama

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