ama

¹ American  

[ah-mah] / ˈɑ mɑ /

noun

PLURAL

amas, ama

1. a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.

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-ama ² American  

1. 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.

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A.M.A. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. American Management Association.

2. American Medical Association.

3. American Motorcycle Association.

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AMA British  

abbreviation

1. American Medical Association

2. Australian Medical Association

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Etymology

Origin of ama

From Japanese, dating back to 1945–50, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Mukkamala of the AMA urged all naloxone manufacturers to seek over-the-counter approvals.

From Washington Post

The article went viral, thanks in part to right-wing publications and conservative personalities, who pushed back against the AMA’s recommendation.

From Seattle Times

Moving away from sex designations, as the AMA recommends, is “deeply exciting” said Chaudhry.

From Seattle Times

The AMA recommendation also falls well short of what intersex people have been lobbying for years, said Kimberly Zieselman, who leads the intersex youth advocacy group interACT.

From Seattle Times

The AMA recommendation is helpful in reinforcing the idea that sex and gender are not as “black-and-white or cut-and-dried as we once thought,” said Zieselman.

From Seattle Times