51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

ama

1

[ ah-mah ]

noun

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


-ama

2
  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.

A.M.A.

3

abbreviation for

  1. American Management Association.
  2. American Medical Association.
  3. American Motorcycle Association.

AMA

abbreviation for

  1. American Medical Association
  2. Australian Medical Association
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ama1

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement