-orama
a combining form extracted from panorama, diorama, or cyclorama, occurring as the final element in compounds, often nonce words used in advertising or journalism. though the semantic content of the compound is often lent solely by the initial element, the entire formation generally denotes a display or spectacle, or the sp-ce, such as a store or hall, containing these:
audiorama; scoutorama; smellorama.
also, -ama, -arama, -rama.
-orama
related terms
-rama
-rama
suffix
used to form nouns a spectacular display or instance of what is indicated: boatarama/ bunsorama/ videorama
[1824+; fr panorama, ultimately fr greek horama, ”sight”]
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