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Rama

Definition: Rama

Rama

Noun

1. Avatar of Vishnu; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Rama" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be pleasing".

Date "Rama" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1894. (references)



Specialty Definitions: Rama

DomainDefinitions

Bible

Rama (Matt. 2:18), the Greek form of Ramah. (1.) A city first mentioned in Josh. 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. It was fortified by Baasha, king of Israel (1 Kings 15:17-22; 2 Chr. 16:1-6). Asa, king of Judah, employed Benhadad the Syrian king to drive Baasha from this city (1 Kings 15:18, 20). Isaiah (10:29) refers to it, and also Jeremiah, who was once a prisoner there among the other captives of Jerusalem when it was taken by Nebuchadnezzar (Jer. 39:8-12; 40:1). Rachel, whose tomb lies close to Bethlehem, is represented as weeping in Ramah (Jer. 31:15) for her slaughtered children. This prophecy is illustrated and fulfilled in the re-awakening of Rachel's grief at the slaughter of the infants in Bethlehem (Matt. 2:18). It is identified with the modern village of er-Ram, between Gibeon and Beeroth, about 5 miles due north of Jerusalem. (See SAMUEL.) (2.) A town identified with Rameh, on the border of Asher, about 13 miles south-east of Tyre, "on a solitary hill in the midst of a basin of green fields" (Josh. 19:29). (3.) One of the "fenced cities" of Naphtali (Josh. 19:36), on a mountain slope, about seven and a half miles west-south-west of Safed, and 15 miles west of the north end of the Sea of Galilee, the present large and well-built village of Rameh. (4.) The same as Ramathaim-zophim (q.v.), a town of Mount Ephraim (1 Sam. 1:1, 19). (5.) The same as Ramoth-gilead (q.v.), 2 Kings 8:29; 2 Chr. 22:6. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
 Rama performed many wonderful exploits, such as killing giants, demons, and monsters. He won Sita to wife because he was able to bend the bow of Siva. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Rama

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Rama was a real or mythical king in ancient India, whose life and heroic deeds are related by the Sanskrit epic Ramayana. Astronomical data in the Ramayana has been interpreted to suggest that his reign would have been at approximately 2015 BC, however the Ramayana was written many centuries after this date, probably two thousand years later. It cannot be taken as an accurate guide to the life of the historical Rama, except by devout Hindus.

In Hinduism, Rama is regarded as the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu and worshipped together with his companion Hanuman, the monkey-god who assists him in the epic narrative of the Ramayana.

He is the Prince of Ayodhya and is banished to a forest by his stepmother. While in exile, his wife, Sita, is kidnapped by Ravana, King of the Rakshas on Lanka (cur: Sri Lanka). Rama, along with Hanuman, rescued her, killed Ravana and becomes King of Ayodhya.

Rama also killed Vali, the monkey-King of Kishkindhya. He is protected during his adventures by Agastya, and also rescued Ahalya after she was turned to stone by her husband for having an affair with Indra.

In recent years the cult of Rama has become associated with Hindu Nationalism. Rama is held up as a model of Hindu devotion to caste and the rules of dharma, and as a militant opponent of those who would break with it.

Alternative name, and to avoid confusion with others called Rama (see below): Ramachandra The following characters in Indian mythology also may sometimes be called by the name Rama.

Parasurama - Rama with the axe.

Balarama - (also called Balabhadra, Balabhadrarama), the elder brother of Krishna.

The kings of Thailand of the Chakri dynasty also have the royal title Rama.

Also, in Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama, Rama is a giant, cylinder-shaped alien built spacecraft containing a self-sustaining biosphere.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Rama."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Rama

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.

EntrySourceExpressionField

RAMA

EnglishRemote Access to Museum ArchivesN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: Rama

English words defined with "Rama": HanumanRamayana. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Rama": Rama-Yana. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Rama" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Papiamen (bough, branch, twig), Spanish (bough, branch, embranchment, leaf, limb, line).

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Modern Usage: Rama

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Slike bez rama (1973)

La Rama seca (1972)

Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971)

Shri Seeta Rama Hanuman (1969)

Rama (1969)

Song Titles

Rama Lama Ding Dong (performing artist: The Edsels)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Rama

DomainTitle

Books

  • The Legend of Bigfart (Barf O Rama, No 2) (reference)

  • At the Eleventh Hour: The Biography of Swami Rama (reference)

  • Garden of Rama (reference)

  • Inside the Drama-House: Rama Stories and Shadow Puppets in South India (reference)

  • Inspired Thoughts of Swami Rama (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Dyanna: Interactive Mind Teazzer - Hunk 'O Rama (reference)

  • Hunk O' Rama, Vol. 2 (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Rama

Illustrations:
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Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Rama

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

VHAI health action planner Christina Desa, Dr. Amla Rama Rao.Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Rama

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Nicaragua

On the Atlantic Coast, Nicaragua has three seaports (El Bluff, El Rama and Puerto Cabezas). (references)

Nicaragua

El Rama is a floating steel wharf and is located on the Rama River, 40 miles from the Altlantic coast. (references)

Nicaragua

A secondary highway, which is also under reinstatement, runs from Managua to the interior port town of El Rama, from which there is river transport to Bluefields. (references)

Indigenous People

Nicaragua

Based on 1998 information from the Center for Investigation and Documentation of the Atlantic Coast and other sources, the 4 major identifiable tribes are the Miskito (with approximately 100,000 members), the Sumo (10,000), the Garifuna (3,000), and the Rama (1,000). In an effort to encourage indigenous participation in Atlantic coast regional elections held in 1998, the CSE distributed electoral and civic education materials in four languages, including Miskito and Sumo. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Rama

"Rama" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Rama" is used about 34 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%3459,261

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Rama

The following table summarizes the usage of "Rama" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
RamaLast name20039,503
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Rama

"Rama" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be pleasing".
 
The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Rama".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
RameshMaleIndian

The ruler of Rama

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

The following table summarizes names related to "Rama."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
RamaMaleHindu MythologyN/A
DayaramMaleIndianRama
RamMaleIndianRama
RamaMaleIndianN/A
RamachandraMaleIndianRama
RamakrishnaMaleIndianRama
RameshwarMaleIndianRama
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Rama

CountryName
India

Indo Rama Synthetics (India) Limited

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: Rama

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "Rama": Barf-o-rama, Wash-o-rama, Yarn-a-rama.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Rama

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

greenguy link o rama

1,072

green guy link o rama

848

casino rama

828

link o rama

616

rama

268

pool rama

246

drews script o rama

160

punk o rama

82

o pool rama

81

sign a rama

74
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Rama

Language Translations for "rama"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

amaray.(various references)

   

Russian 

  

рама (carriage, casing, chase, chassis, cradling, frame, gantry, mounting, rack, windowbox). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Rama

LanguageDateSourceMatthew Chapter 2, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintFwnh en rama hkousqh qrhnoV kai klauqmoV kai odurmoV poluV rachl klaiousa ta tekna authV kai ouk hqelen paraklhqhnai oti ouk eisin
Latin405VulgateVox in Rama audita est ploratus et ululatus multus Rachel plorans filios suos et noluit consolari quia non sunt
Middle English1395WyclifSeiynge, A vois was herd an hiy, wepynge and moche weilyng, Rachel biwepynge hir sones, and she wolde not be coumfortid, for thei ben noyt.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleOn the hilles was a voyce herde mornynge wepynge and greate lamentacion: Rachel wepynge for her chyldren and wolde not be conforted because they were not.
Jacobean English1611King JamesIn Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Victorian English1833WebsterIn Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Basic English1964OgdenIn Ramah there was a sound of weeping and great sorrow, Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be comforted for their loss.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Rama

LanguageMatthew Chapter 2, Verse 18
Bulgarian“"лас се чу в ама, плач и писък и голямо ридание; ахил оплакваше чадата си, и не искаше да се утеши, защото ги няма вече”.
Cebuano"Usa ka tingog nabati didto sa Rama, hilak ug makusog nga pagminatay; si Raquel nagdangoyngoy alang sa iyang mga anak; ug siya dili buot palipay, kay sila wala na man."
Chinese『 在 拉 瑪 聽 見 號 ' 大 " 的 聲 音 、 是 拉 結 " 他 ' 女 、 不 肯 受 安 慰 、 為 他 們 都 不 在 了 。 』
CroatianU Rami se glas èuje, kuknjava i plaè gorak: Rahela oplakuje sinove svoje i neæe da se utješi jer više ih nema.
Danish"En Røst blev hørt i Rama, Gråd og megen Jamren; Rakel græd over sine Børn og vilde ikke lade sig trøste, thi de ere ikke mere."
DutchEen stem is in Rama gehoord, geklag, geween en veel gekerm; Rachel beweende haar kinderen, en wilde niet vertroost wezen, omdat zij niet zijn!
Finnish"Ääni kuuluu Raamasta, itku ja iso parku; Raakel itkee lapsiansa eikä lohdutuksesta huoli, kun heitä ei enää ole".
FrenchOn a entendu des cris Rama, Des pleurs et de grandes lamentations: Rachel pleure ses enfants, Et n`a pas voulu être consolée, Parce qu`ils ne sont plus.
German"Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehört, viel Klagens, Weinens und Heulens; Rahel beweinte ihre Kinder und wollte sich nicht trösten lassen, denn es war aus mit ihnen."
Haitian CreoleYo tande yon rèl nan lavil Rama. Yo tande kriye ak gwo anmwe. Se Rachèl k'ap kriye pou pitit li yo. Li pa vle pesonn ba li kouraj, paske pitit li yo mouri.
HungarianSzó hallatszott Rámában: Sírás-rívás és sok keserves jajgatás. Rákhel siratta az õ fiait és nem akart megvigasztaltatni, mert nincsenek.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari"Di Rama terdengar suara ratapan, keluhan serta tangisan. Rahel meratapi anak-anaknya; ia tak mau dihibur sebab mereka sudah tiada."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaAdalah suatu suara telah kedengaran di negeri Rama, yang menangis dan meratap amat sangat, yaitu Rahel menangiskan anak-anaknya, tiadalah ia mau dihiburkan, sebab anaknya sudah hilang.
ItalianUn grido è stato udito in Rama, un pianto e un lamento grande; Rachele piange i suoi figli e non vuole essere consolata, perché non sono più.
Korean라 마 에 서 슬 퍼 하 며 크 게 통 곡 하 " 소 리 가 " 리 니 라 헬 이 그 자 식 을 위 하 여 곡 하 " 것 이 라 그 가 자 식 이 없 으 므 로 위 로 받 기 를 거 하 였 도 다 함 이 이 루 어 졌 느 니 라
LatvianRaudu un vaimanu balss bija dzirdama Ramâ; Rahele apraud savus bçrnus un nav iepriecinâma, jo viòu vairs nav.
Manx GaelicAyns Rama va eam treih er ny chlashtyn, yllaghey as keayney, as dobberan hrimshagh, Rachel keayney son e cloan, as gobbal dy ve er ny gherjaghey, er-yn-oyr nagh row ad er-mayrn.
MaoriI rangona he reo ki Rama, he uhunga, he tangi, he aue nui, ko Rahera e tangi ana ki ana tamariki, a kihai i pai kia whakamarietia, no te mea kua kahore ratou.
Modern GreekΦωνη ηκουσθη εν Ραμα, θρηνος και κλαυθμος και οδυρμος πολυς· η Ραχηλ εκλαιε τα τεκνα αυτης, και δεν ηθελε να παρηγορηθη, διοτι δεν υπαρχουσι.
NorwegianEn røst blev hørt i Rama, gråt og stor klage; Rakel gråt over sine barn og vilde ikke la sig trøste, for de er ikke mere til.
PortugueseEm Ramá se ouviu uma voz, lamentação e grande pranto: Raquel chorando os seus filhos, e não querendo ser consolada, porque eles já não existem.   
Rumanian,,Un yipqt s`a auzit kn Rama, plkngere, wi bocet mult: Rahela kwi jqlea copiii, wi nu voia sq fie mkngkiatq, pentrucq nu mai erau.``
RussianЗМБУ Ч тБНЕ УМЩЫЕО, МБЮ Й ТЩ"БОЙЕ Й ЧП МШ ЧЕМЙЛЙК; тБИЙМШ МБЮЕФ П "ЕФСИ УЧПЙИ Й ОЕ ИПЮЕФ ХФЕЫЙФШУС, Й'П ЙИ ОЕФ.
Shuar"Ramá nunkanam ti uutainiak uur ajainiawai. Raker ti uutu asa atsankrachminiaiti ni Uchirí Jákarmatai." Tu aarmiayi.
SpanishVoz fue oída en Ramá; grande llanto y lamentación. Raquel lloraba por sus hijos, y no quería ser consolada, porque perecieron.
Swahili"Sauti imesikika mjini Rama, kilio na maombolezo mengi. Raheli anawalilia watoto wake, wala hataki kutulizwa, maana wote wamefariki."
Swedish"Ett rop hördes i Rama, gråt och mycken jämmer; det var Rakel som begrät sina barn, och hon ville icke låta trösta sig, eftersom de icke mer voro till."
Thai`ไ"้ยินเสียงในหมู่บ้านรามาห์ เป็นเสียงโอ"ครวญและร้องไห้และร่ำไห้เป็นอันมาก คือนางราเชลร้องไห้เพราะบุตรทั้งหลายของตน นางไม่รับฟังคำเล้าโลม เพราะว่าบุตรทั้งหลายนั้นไม่มีแล้ว'
UkrainianЧути голос у амі, плач і ридання та голосіння велике: ахиль плаче за дітьми своїми, і не да"ться розважити себе, бо нема їх...
Uma"Hi ngata Rama uma mowo pogeo' pai' potantangi'. Rahel mpotantangii' ana' -ana' -na. Uma-i ma'ala tanta'ua, apa' uma-rapa ria."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Rama

Derivations

Words beginning with "Rama": ramate. (additional references)

Words ending with "Rama": asrama, cyclorama, diorama, docudrama, drama, grama, melodrama, monodrama, panorama, psychodrama, tarama. (additional references)

Words containing "Rama": asramas, cameraman, ceramal, ceramals, cycloramas, dioramas, docudramas, dramas, dramatic, dramatically, dramatics, dramatisation, dramatisations, dramatise, dramatised, dramatises, dramatising, dramatist, dramatists, dramatizable, dramatization, dramatizations, dramatize, dramatized, dramatizes, dramatizing, dramaturg, dramaturge, dramaturges, dramaturgic, dramaturgical, dramaturgically, dramaturgies, dramaturgs, dramaturgy, extramarital, framable, gramaries, gramary, gramarye, gramaryes, gramas, melodramas, melodramatic, melodramatically, melodramatics, melodramatise, melodramatised, melodramatises, melodramatising, melodramatist, melodramatists, melodramatization, melodramatizations, melodramatize, melodramatized, melodramatizes, melodramatizing, monodramas, monodramatic, nondramatic, overdramatic, overdramatize, overdramatized, overdramatizes, overdramatizing, panoramas, paramagnet, paramagnetic, paramagnetically, paramagnetism, paramagnetisms, paramagnets, psychodramas, psychodramatic, stramash, stramashes, taramas, ultramafic, ultramarathon, ultramarathoner, ultramarathoners, ultramarathons, ultramarine, ultramarines, ultramasculine, undramatic, undramatically, undramatized. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Rama

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: maar.

Words within the letters "a-a-m-r"

-1 letter: ama, arm, mar, ram.

-2 letters: aa, am, ar, ma.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-m-r"
 

+1 letter: alarm, aroma, damar, drama, grama, karma, maars, makar, malar, maria, praam.

 

+2 letters: airman, alarms, alarum, amarna, ambari, ambary, amoral, amrita, amtrac, aramid, armada, aromas, asarum, ashram, asrama, aswarm, barman, brahma, camera, carman, damars, dammar, dharma, dramas, graham, gramas, karmas, madras, makars, malars, mantra, maraca, maraud, margay, marina, markka, marram, mazard, palmar, paramo, praams, ragman, ramate, samara, sambar, tamari, tarama, tarmac, trauma.

 

+3 letters: acromia, admiral, airmail, alarmed, alarums, almemar, amasser, amateur, amatory, ambaris, amirate, amphora, amreeta, amritas, amtrack, amtracs, anagram, aramids, arcanum, armadas, armband, armilla, armload, asarums, ashrams, asramas, barmaid, brahmas, calamar, camerae, cameral, cameras, camorra, caramba, caramel, ceramal, damager, dammars, daymare, dharmas, diagram, diorama, drachma, drayman, earmark, fermata, grahams, gramary, grammar, grandam, grandma, hadarim, hamular, jacamar, jemadar, labarum, laminar, macaber, macabre, macrame, macular, madeira, madrona, malaria, malarky, mallard, mammary, manager, mansard, mantrap, mantras, manuary, manward, marabou, maracas, maranta, marasca, marauds, marcato, maremma, margays, marimba, marinas, marital, markkaa, markkas, marrams, marrano, marsala, marshal, martial, martian, mascara, matador, matrass, mayoral, mazards, mazurka, mazzard, megabar, mojarra, monarda, oarsman, palmary, palmyra, pangram, paramos, patamar, ramenta, rampage, rampant, rampart, regmata, roadmap, samaras, sambars, sambhar, samovar, samsara, samurai, sarcasm, sarcoma, seamark, smaragd, tamarao, tamarau, tamarin, tamaris, tambura, tangram, taramas, tarmacs, timarau, tramcar, tramway, trangam, traumas, trymata, uraemia, yardarm, yardman, zamarra, zamarro.

 

+4 letters: abampere, abnormal, achromat, acromial, admirals, adumbral, aerogram, ageratum, airframe, airmails, airwoman, alarming, alarmism, alarmist, alarumed, alderman, almemars, amaranth, amarelle, amaretti, amaretto, amassers, amateurs, ambaries, amberina, ambrosia, ameerate, amirates, amorally, amperage, amphorae, amphoral, amphoras, ampullar, amreetas, amtracks, anagrams, animater, animator, aquarium, arapaima, arcanums, archaism, armagnac, armament, armature, armbands, armchair, armillae, armillas, armloads, armonica, armorial, aromatic, arythmia, atheroma, balmoral, bargeman, barmaids, barogram, boardman, brakeman, bregmata, calamari, calamars, calamary, camorras, capmaker, caramels, carbamic, carbamyl, cardamom, cardamon, cardamum, carmaker, ceramals, chadarim, chairman, chambray, charisma, chimaera, crabmeat, cragsman, dairyman, damagers, daydream, daymares, decagram, dekagram, demerara, diagrams, dioramas, drachmae, drachmai, drachmas, dragoman, dramatic, earmarks, earthman, emanator, familiar, faradism, farmable, farmhand, farmland, farmyard, fermatas, foramina, framable, fumarase, fumarate, gramarye, grammars, grandame, grandams, granddam, grandmas, gravamen, graymail, hallmark, hamartia, hatmaker, haymaker, hermaean, hexagram, jacamars, jemadars, keratoma, labarums, lacrimal, lamasery, lamellar, laminary, landmark, lawmaker, macaroni, macaroon, macerate, macrames, macrural, macruran, madeiras, madrases, madrigal, madronas, maharaja, maharani, malapert, malaprop, malarial, malarian, malarias, malarkey, malaroma, mallards, maltreat, managers, mandarin, mandator, mandrake, manorial, mansards, mantraps, manubria, manurial, manwards, mapmaker, marabous, marabout, marantas, marascas, marasmic, marasmus, marathon, marauded, marauder, maravedi, marchesa, margaric, margarin, marginal, margrave, mariachi, marimbas, marinade, marinara, marinate, mariposa, marjoram, marksman, marocain, marranos, marriage, marsalas, marshall, marshals, marsupia, martagon, martians, maryjane, marzipan, mascaras, massacre, massager, matadors, material, maternal, matronal, mattrass, maturate, mazourka, mazurkas, mazzards, megabars, megastar, miliaria, misaward, mojarras, monardas, monaural, morainal, mosasaur, mridanga, nanogram, palmyras, pangrams, panorama, paradigm, paraform, parament, paramour, pastrami, patamars, pattamar, pearmain, pharmacy, primatal, racemate, radioman, raftsman, rambutan, rampaged, rampager, rampages, rampancy, ramparts, ranchman, redamage, roadmaps, sagamore, samarium, sambhars, samovars, samsaras, samurais, sapremia, sarcasms, sarcomas, sarmenta, seamarks, simaruba, skiagram, smaragde, smaragds, smartass, sonarman, spearman, stramash, stromata, tamarack, tamaraos, tamaraus, tamarind, tamarins, tamarisk, tamboura, tamburas, tangrams, teamaker, teratoma, timaraus, trachoma, trackman, trainman, tramcars, tramroad, tramways, trangams, trashman, traumata, trimaran, uraemias, vambrace, warmaker, waterman, yardarms, zamarras, zamarros, zamindar.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Rama


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 61 6D 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-.    .-    --    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01100001 01101101 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#97 &#109 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0061 006D 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

52677967

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Usage Frequency
9. Names: Frequency
10. Names: Derived from
11. Names: Company Usage
12. Expressions
13. Expressions: Internet
14. Translations: Modern
15. Bible Trace
16. Abbreviations
17. Acronyms
18. Derivations
19. Anagrams
20. Orthography
21. Bibliography


  

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