pram
1[ pram ]
/ præm /
noun Chiefly British Informal.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
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1First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening
Words nearby pram
prajnā-paramita, prakrit, prakriti, praline, pralltriller, pram, pramipexole, prana, pranava, prance, prand.
Definition for pram (2 of 2)
pram2
[ prahm ]
/ prɑm /
noun
a flat-bottomed, snub-nosed boat used as a fishing vessel or tender for larger vessels.
Origin of pram
21540–50 (late 14th century in AL); < Dutch praam, Middle Dutch prame, praem (compare Middle Low German pram(e), Old Frisian pram, German Prahm) < Slavic; compare Czech prám, Polish prom, Russian paróm, Serbo-Croatian prȁm ferryboat, raft, cognate with Old High German farm boat, raft, Old Norse farmr freight, cargo; akin to fare, ferry
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British Dictionary definitions for pram (1 of 2)
pram1
/ (præm) /
noun
British a cot-like four-wheeled carriage for a babyUS and Canadian term: baby carriage
Word Origin for pram
C19: shortened and altered from perambulator
British Dictionary definitions for pram (2 of 2)
pram2
/ (prɑːm) /
noun
nautical a light tender with a flat bottom and a bow formed from the ends of the side and bottom planks meeting in a small raised transom
Word Origin for pram
C16: from Middle Dutch prame; related to Old Frisian prām
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