Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ramage

/ˈɹæmɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: ra-m-age
IPA: /ˈɹæmɪd͡ʒ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of a person or thing: wild; untamed

Obsolete

adj

of a place or terrain: scrubby, thicketed, rough

Obsolete

noun

wildness, spirit, courage, ferocity

noun

A cognatic descent group.

noun

Boughs or branches.

Archaic

noun

The warbling of birds in trees.

Archaic

name

Example Sentences

"Ramages as such do not enter into alliances, either marital or political. They do, however, provide a basis for the allocation of political authority[…]"
"That beneficent stem[…] From leaf and ramage sheddeth cool bright showers."
"And birds on thee their ramage did bestow"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, ramage

Usage

Inflected Forms

ramages (plural)

Rhymes With

gammage gamage

Questions

How do you pronounce ramage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹæmɪd͡ʒ/.
What does ramage mean?: of a person or thing: wild; untamed
Where does ramage come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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