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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Bramidae — many breams.
  • proper noun Archaic form of Brahma.

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Examples

  • He had two others after him, one of them whose name was Visnu, was born out of his breast, the other called Brama, out of his belly.

    The Works of John Dryden Dryden, John, 1631-1700 1808

  • He had two others after him, one of them whose name was Visnu, was born out of his breast, the other called Brama, out of his belly.

    The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 16 John Dryden 1665

  • I had an Indian mantra, but scientific research says that any word will do -- "Coca Cola" apparently does the same thing physiologially as "Brama ..."

    Religious Responsibility on a Jet Steve Perry 2006

  • I had an Indian mantra, but scientific research says that any word will do -- "Coca Cola" apparently does the same thing physiologially as "Brama ..."

    Archive 2006-11-01 Steve Perry 2006

  • Then, down the Spurs end, Janko and Bajrami make a nuisance of themselves in the area, just to the right of goal, Brama romping in and slashing a shot wide right from 10 yards.

    Tottenham Hotspur v FC Twente – as it happened Scott Murray 2010

  • One picture showed Jewish visitors praying near a synagogue in a district called Osiedle Za Zelazna Brama, which we translated as "Behind the Iron Curtain", suggesting some cold-war link.

    Corrections and clarifications 2011

  • I could even have just leaned back and closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep and repeated my mantra -- but no, I was, by Brama, gonna sit half-lotus on that plane, in front of God and everybody, and do my thing, and devil take the unbelievers.

    Religious Responsibility on a Jet Steve Perry 2006

  • I could even have just leaned back and closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep and repeated my mantra -- but no, I was, by Brama, gonna sit half-lotus on that plane, in front of God and everybody, and do my thing, and devil take the unbelievers.

    Archive 2006-11-01 Steve Perry 2006

  • I fled from the wrath of Brama through all the forests of Asia: Vishnu hated me:

    Confessions of an English Opium-Eater 2003

  • My guide in the evening disgusted me by asking how many days I intended to stop at the Koond before my return to Suddiya, when I had engaged him expressly to go into the Mishmee hills, and not merely to Brama Koond, as the above question implied.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

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