-rama

English

Etymology

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

Suffix

-rama

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

English terms suffixed with -rama
  • Cinerama
  • futurama
  • Glamarama, as a nickname for Tamarama Beach, in NSW, Australia
  • Dollarama
  • rifferama, music characterized by heavy riffing
  • voterama/vote-a-rama, a kind of voting session in the US Senate; a voting registration event

Anagrams

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