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Definition of Ramage
(noun) A group created through bilateral descent.
Example of Ramage
- The people of the Gilbert Islands traditionally had ramages as described by Bernd Lambert (1932–2015) in “Ambilineal Descent Groups in the Northern Gilbert Islands (1966).”
Ramage Pronunciation
Syllabification: ra·mage
Audio Pronunciation
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈræmɪdʒ/
- British English – /ˈramɪdʒ/
Usage Note
- Plural: ramages
Additional Information
- Family and Kinship Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- A Kinship Glossary – Michael Dean Murphy – Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences at The University of Alabama: anthropology.ua.edu
- Kinship and Descent – Tim Roufs – Cultural Anthropology, University of Minnesota Duluth: umn.edu
- Kinship Residence Rules: family.jrank.org
- The Nature of Kinship – Glossary of Terms: anthro.palomar.edu
Related Terms
Cite the Definition of Ramage
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “ramage.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved December 14, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/ramage/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
ramage. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/ramage/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “ramage.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/ramage/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“ramage.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 14 Dec. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/ramage/>.