Dictionary![]() ![]() a•maPronunciation: (ä'mä), [key] —n., —pl. a•mas, a•ma. a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls. -amavar. 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.1. American Management Association. 2. American Medical Association. 3. American Motorcycle Association. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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