ama

[ah-mah]

noun, plural a·mas, a·ma.

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

Origin of ama

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

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Examples from the Web for amas

Contemporary Examples of amas

And over the weekend, Gaga redefined the R. Kelly duet in a good way on the AMAs.
Has Lady Gaga Fallen From Her Throne?
Michael Musto
November 26, 2013
Following his outrageous performance at the AMAs, Adam Lambert was banned from Good Morning America today.
Five Gays Blast GMA
Jacob Bernstein
November 24, 2009

Historical Examples of amas

I know all about amo, amas, amat, and how to make a flying tackle.
Steve Yeager
William MacLeod Raine
Procumbit humi bos—for Bos—read Dobbs—amo, amas—I loved a lass.
Jacob Faithful
Captain Frederick Marryat
Reuben had sensed this, ever since his and Ben's first sweaty encounters with amo, amas, amat.
Wilderness of Spring
Edgar Pangborn
He repeats his amo, amas, amavi, in the same singing tone as our common school-boys.
Travels in England in 1782
Charles P. Moritz
Si amas historiam et fortia facta heroum, non depone Rollin, precor; ne Clio offendas nunc, nec illa det veniam olim.
The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume VI, Familiar Letters
Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for amas

AMA

abbreviation for

American Medical Association
Australian Medical Association

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