-orama

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See also: Orama, -o-rama, and -rama

English

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Etymology

Back-formation from panorama and cyclorama (which are modern coinages, not Greek words), and thus from Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāma, sight”, “spectacle), in turn evolved from the Proto-Indo-European *wer-, meaning to perceive or look out for.

Suffix

-orama

  1. Used to form, from one noun, a second meaning "wide view of" the first, or (with ironic reference to the preceding sense) "surfeit of", "overattention to", or "exaggerated praise of" the first.

Usage notes

  • The suffix is usually appended without hyphenation, or occasionally with hyphen intended to catch the eye.
  • Following a noun ending in a vowel or r sound, the altered form -rama is usually substituted.

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