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ram.

frame (e.g. around a painting)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/rɑːm/

  1. frame (e.g. around a painting)

    common-gender

  2. frame, boundaries (the set of options for actions given)

    common-gender

  3. frame (a context for understanding)

    common-gender

  4. bicycle frame

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish rama, borrowed from Middle Low German rāme, from Old Saxon hrama.

noun/rɑːm/

  1. a front paw of a bear

    common-gender

  2. a large hand

    common-gender · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish ramber, Old Norse hrammr (“bear's claw; paw”).

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