Coram
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- proper noun
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Coram
- Author Robert Coram says his friend's unusual living arrangements raised some eyebrows among acquaintances.
- Thomas Coram
Examples
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A few years ago, Yoxley Old Place was taken by an elderly man by the name of Professor Coram.
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Professor Coram was still in bed.
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I had asked him where Professor Coram lived not knowing that he worked for him.
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Professor Coram is writing a book about early Christian heretics.
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A few years ago Yoxley Old Place was taken by an elderly man by the name of Professor Coram.
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It preceded the Foundling Hospital for abandoned infants, organized by Georgia Trustee Capt. Thomas Coram.
Academic text (2007) -
Professor Coram is writing a book about early Christian heretics.
Synonyms
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A name people in the same family share, usually after the first name
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The name a person shares with other family members, not the given name
A family name in ancient Rome that shows a person's family group
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coram is a family name used by people and families. A helpful way to remember it is to think of the Latin word coram, which means 'in the presence of' — imagine someone standing 'before others' and people remembering that name. So Coram today is simply a family name you share with your relatives.