AMA

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ama"

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Proper noun

AMA

1. Initialism of American Medical Association.
2. Initialism of Alberta Motor Association.
3. Initialism of Australian Medical Association.
4. Initialism of American Motorcyclist Association.

Alternative forms

• A.M.A.
• A. M. A.

Phrase

AMA

1. (Internet) Initialism of ask me anything: usually attached to the end of a prompt in an “ask me anything” interview session.

Noun

AMA (plural AMAs)

1. (Internet) Initialism of ask me anything.
   • 2015 July 8, Brian Lynch, Courtnie Swearingen, “Why We Shut Down Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Forum”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     We did this after the company abruptly terminated Victoria Taylor, a Reddit employee who worked extensively with us as well as with other moderator teams on facilitating A.M.A.s.

   • 2016 October 10, Will Cenci, “Why scientists should learn to love Reddit”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     While Obama’s AMA ended up being a bit bland, the experiences and knowledge shared by the vacuum repair man made it one of the most popular and memorable AMAs ever hosted.

Prepositional phrase

AMA

1. (medicine) Initialism of against medical advice.

   Alternative forms: A.M.A., A. M. A., a.m.a., a. m. a., ama

Related terms

• (against medical advice): DAMA, LAMA

Further reading

• “AMA”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “AMA”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “AMA”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “AMA” (US) / “AMA” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• AMA on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• AAM, aam, maa

French

Proper noun

AMA f

1. WADA (“World Anti-Doping Agency”); Abbreviation of Agence Mondiale Antidopage.

Further reading

• AMA site web