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ama
1[ ah-mah ]
noun
, plural a·mas, a·ma.
- a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
-ama
2- variant of -orama, occurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is a disyllable ending in - r, used so that the entire word maintains the same number of syllables as panorama :
rollerama; Futurama.
A.M.A.
3abbreviation for
- American Management Association.
- American Medical Association.
- American Motorcycle Association.
AMA
abbreviation for
- American Medical Association
- Australian Medical Association
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ama1
From Japanese, dating back to 1945–50, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
How few deaths there are in the family of A.M.A. schools and churches!
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