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Ram
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Appendix:Variations of "ram"
English
Etymology 1
From ram, the animal the constellation is figured as. Football sense, the animal of the mascot for the sports team.
Proper noun
1
en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiac sign Aries.
en 1668 ‘Godfridus’ The Knowledge of Things Unknown G.P. for G. Sawbridge London 19 Aries, or the Ram governeth the head.
en 1862 [Frances Rolleston] Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations Rivingtons London 15 Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion.
en 7 Feb 1889 The Herald Melbourne 4 3 The diamond is said to typify innocence, and it is also associated with Virgo, the maid, in the Signs of the Zodiac, whilst the ruby is associated with the sign Aries, the ram.
en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 16 The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins,And next the Crab, the Lion shines,The Virgin and the Scales;The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales.
en 21 Nov 1926 How old is the zodiac? The Woodend Star Victoria 4 6 Strange, too, how the old pagan names for the constellations—the Ram, the Bull, the Twins (Castor and Pollux), the Crab, the Lion, the Virgin, the Scales, the Scorpion, the Archer, the Horned Goat, the Water-carrier, and the Fishes, have persisted all these thousands of years in spite of attempts made by philosophers of the Christian and other faiths to give them more prosaic or more religious names.
en 1971 Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) Richard Carpenter Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac Puffin Books Harmondsworth 27 ‘’Tis the sign of the Ram,' he whispered with wonder. ‘The first sign of the Zodiac!’
en UK soccer Someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Etymology 2
From en he רָם ram.
Proper noun
en Q1824842en biblical figure The father of Amminadab and the son of Hezron.
en male.
en
One of the two progenitors of the second generation of humans in Mandaeism.
Etymology 3
From en ram strike forcefully.
Noun
A US Korean War anti-tank weapon.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
en Rāma an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism.
Derived terms
en Ram Ram
Anagrams
en amr -mar- AMR ARM Arm Arm. MAR MRA Mar Mar. RMA arm mar mar-
en Astronomy
Afrikaans
af Image:Aries.svg Visse Bul Ram (sterreteken)
Pronunciation
af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Ram.wav
Proper noun
af zodiac constellations astrology Aries
See also
Dutch
nl Image:Aries.svg Vissen Stier Ram (astrologie)
Etymology
From nl ram.
Pronunciation
nl /rɑm/
nl Nl-Ram.ogg
nl Ram
nl ɑm 1
nl ram RAM
Proper noun
m
nl zodiac constellations astrology Aries
See also
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb goh roum, from lb gem-pro *raumaz. Cognate with de Rahm, nl room, en ream, and is rjómi.
Pronunciation
lb /ʀaːm/
lb aːm 1
Noun
m f -
cream
Synonyms
lb Schmant