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Origin
-rama
variant of
-orama
,
occurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is disyllabic and does not end in
-r,
used so that the entire
word
maintains the same number of
syllables
as
panorama:
Cinerama; telerama.
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Word Origin & History
-rama
noun suffix meaning "spectacular display or instance of," 1824, abstracted from
panorama
, ultimately from Gk. horama "sight."
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