MARINORAMA NOUN a panoramic representation of sea views; a representation of this ...1832 ETYMOLOGY from marine + -orama, after panorama FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1832 - Marin'orama. Sea views From: The Etymological Spelling Book and Expositor: Being an Introduction to the Spelling, Pronunciation, and Derivation of the English Language - Henry Butter EXAMPLE "...We were at the water’s edge; the ripples warily climbed the coral terrace below us; the sea fell bravely upon the reef with a low and soothing moan; a passion-vine that half veiled the tranquil marinorama bathed its splendid blossoms in the afterglow..." From: South-Sea Idyls - Charles Warren Stoddard, 1873
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