ama

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noun

plural amas or ama
: a Japanese diver especially for pearls or food

AMA

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abbreviation

1
against medical advice
He signed out AMA [against medical advice]. Then he came back a week later, he was more sick.Sydney Lewis
2
American Medical Association

Examples of ama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Tuesday afternoon, Sharifi was eager to go to the Frisco home of her sister and brother-in-law and the nephew and niece who called her ama, Dari for aunt. Dallas News, 25 Oct. 2022 Elsewhere, there are two spas in the mail hull—one forward; the other aft—as well as a helipad and a pool on each ama, because double the amenities means double the fun. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 June 2022 This internal oleation, Lad claims, loosens up and dislodges the disseminated ama. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022 There was also Pii, who ran the turtle program, and taught me how to catch black ama crabs on the sea wall with just a bamboo stick and some thread, before salt-curing them for dinner or releasing them back into the ocean. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2020 In Japan, the ama have been free diving along the Ise-Shima Peninsula for thousands of years. Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2018 As of last year, there were only 2,000 amas in Japan. Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2018 Traditionally these canoes only have one ama, but ours at Fairmont Kea Lani have two to provide extra safety and stability for guests. As Told To Perry Garfinkel, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017 To close out the AMAs, J.Lo slipped into this stringy Nicolas Jebran dress, which showed off her midsection through the cat's cradle-esque detailing at the front. Jihan Forbes, Allure, 24 July 2017

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Word History

Etymology

Noun

Japanese

First Known Use

Noun

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ama was in 1875

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“Ama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ama. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

AMA

abbreviation
1
against medical advice
2
American Medical Association
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