-orama

See also: -o-rama

English

Alternative forms

• -o-rama

Etymology

Back-formation from panorama and cyclorama, and thus from Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāma, “sight”, “spectacle”) and ultimately 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.

Related terms

• cyclorama
• diorama
• panorama

Anagrams

• Amaro, amaro, aroma