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ramage

adj · name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɹæmɪd͡ʒ/
  • rhymes with -æmɪd͡ʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 M IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

of a person or thing: wild; untamed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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2

adj

Meaning 2

of a place or terrain: scrubby, thicketed, rough

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Usage: obsolete

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

wildness, spirit, courage, ferocity

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A cognatic descent group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Boughs or branches.

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Usage: archaic

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The warbling of birds in trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French ramage, from Middle French and Old French ramage, from ram (“branch”) + -age. by surface analysis, rame + -age.