Meaning

noun a large quantity of written matter

verb squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer

noun a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires

originFrom Middle English rem, reme, from Old English rēam (“cream”), from Proto-West Germanic *raum, from Proto-Germanic *raumaz (“cream”), from Proto-Indo-European *réwgʰmn̥ (“to sour [milk]”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Room (“cream”), West Frisian rjemme (“cream”), Dutch room (“cream”), German Low German Rahm, Rohm (“cream”), German Rahm (“cream”), Swedish römme (“cream”), Norwegian rømme…

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