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ama
amanouna Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
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-ama
-amavariant 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 .
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A.M.A.
A.M.A.abbreviationAmerican Management Association.
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AMA
AMAabbreviationAmerican Medical Association
ama
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American Management Association.
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American Medical Association.
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American Motorcycle Association.
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American Medical Association
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Australian Medical Association
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of ama
From Japanese, dating back to 1945–50, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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He added in the comments: "WOULDVE been the ama performance but they cancelled me for reasons unknown."
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022
Sixty-one-year-old Tahi Nepia is calmly paddling his outrigger canoe, called a waka ama in his Indigenous Māori language, as it is buffeted from side to side.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022
Novo poderia ter se aposentado há 18 anos, mas ficou além da conta porque ama seu trabalho.
From Science Magazine • May 26, 2022
El dueño de un restaurante ama y defiende de unos maleantes a una de sus meseras, quien fue abandonada por su esposo.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019
Nemo ire quemquam puplica prohibet via, Dum ne per fundum saeptum faciat semitam: Dum ted apstineas nupta vidua virgine Iuventute et pueris liberis, ama quod lubet82.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
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