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Petrus Ramus (1515–1572), French humanist, logician, and educational reformer, originally named Pierre de la Ramée.
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A surname.
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noun
A small spray or twig.
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noun
A branching, as of nerves or blood vessels.
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noun
The stem of a barb of a feather, from which the barbules extend.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
A bony projection, particularly of the jaw, but also in the groin area, both subject to the maturing process of symphysis.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical
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Broader terms: bone, os
History
Borrowed from New Latin Ramus, from Middle French de La Ramée.
Two main origins: * Borrowed from French Ramus, from Old French ramu (“branch”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in a wooded place. * Borrowed from Dutch Ramus, from a personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *hrabnaz (“raven”) and *waldą (“might, power, force”).
Borrowed from Latin rāmus (“branch”).
