-orama
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Back-formation from English panorama and cyclorama, and thus from Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (horāma, “sight”, “spectacle”) and ultimately Proto-Indo-European *wer-, meaning to perceive or look out for.
[edit] Suffix
-orama
- 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.
[edit] 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.
