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Princeton's WordNet
reamnoun
a large quantity of written matter
"he wrote reams and reams"
reamverb
a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
reamverb
squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer
"ream oranges"
reamverb
remove by making a hole or by boring
"the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"
reamverb
enlarge with a reamer
"ream a hole"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Reamnoun
A bundle of paper containing twenty quires.
Etymology: rame, Fr. riem, Dutch.
All vain petitions mounting to the sky,
With reams abundant this abode supply. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
ream
A ream is a unit of measurement for paper. It typically represents a standardized quantity of 500 sheets.
Webster Dictionary
Reamnoun
cream; also, the cream or froth on ale
Reamverb
to cream; to mantle
Reamverb
to stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or filaments
Reamnoun
a bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting of twenty quires or 480 sheets
Reamverb
to bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a reamer
Etymology: [OE. reme, OF. rayme, F. rame (cf. Sp. resma), fr. Ar. rizma a bundle, especially of paper.]
Wikidata
Ream
Ream was an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ream
rēm, n. a quantity of paper consisting of 20 quires of 24 sheets. [O. Fr. raime (Fr. rame)—Sp. resma—Ar. rizma (pl. rizam), a bundle.]
Ream
rēm, v.i. (prov.) to cream: to froth.—n. Ream′iness.—adj. Ream′y.
Ream
rēm, v.t. to stretch: to enlarge by a rotatory cutter.—ns. Ream′er; Ream′ing-bit.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ream is ranked #5588 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Ream surname appeared 6,222 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Ream.
93.2% or 5,799 total occurrences were White.
2.3% or 143 total occurrences were Asian.
1.7% or 110 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.6% or 38 total occurrences were Black.
0.5% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ream in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ream in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of ream in a Sentence
We've been aware of Beijing's activity at Ream for some time, and we encourage Beijing to be transparent about its intent and to ensure that its activities support regional security and stability.
Please don’t be too worried about this Ream base.
If anybody owes an apology, it's Arthur Ream and that's why Arthur Ream's in prison for life for murder and rape, why would law enforcement — the Warren Police Department, the FBI, the Michigan State Police — apologize to Arthur Ream ? This was a task force. We all believe we have the probable cause. I said our suspect. I always used the word suspect. I never used his name.
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