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  ramada Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
Ramadan
 
SYLLABICATION:Ram·a·dan
PRONUNCIATION:  rm-dän, rm-dän
NOUN:1. The ninth month of the year in the Islamic calendar. See table at calendar. 2. A fast, held from sunrise to sunset, that is carried out during this period.
ETYMOLOGY:Arabic Raman, from rama, dryness, from ramia, to be scorched. See rm in Appendix II.
 
 
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  ramada Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata  
 
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