Meaning of Rama

Ra•ma

Pronunciation: (rä'mu), [key]

— n.

(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.

-rama

Pronunciation: [key]

var. ofoccurring as the final element in compounds when the first element is disyllabic and does not end in -r, used so that the entire word maintains the same number of syllables asCinerama; telerama.

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rama (Thesaurus)

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