-rama

suffix

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

“camera → camerarama or”

OriginAncient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ →
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Meanings

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

    camera → camerarama or

    1 more example

    future → futurama (formed by eliding the e and merging the two rs into one)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὅρᾱμᾰ“sight, spectacle”
  2. English-rama

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

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APA

-rama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rama

MLA

“-rama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rama. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-rama,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-rama.

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