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Priam

noun Pri·am \ˈprī-əm, -ˌam\

Definition of PRIAM

:  the father of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra and king of Troy during the Trojan War
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Origin of PRIAM

Latin Priamus, from Greek Priamos
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with PRIAM

air dam, Annam, ashram, exam, flimflam, goddamn, grandam, grand slam, hard clam, imam, logjam, madame, Mailgram, milldam, nizam, program, quondam, surf clam, tam-tam, thiram, trigram, webcam, whim-wham, ziram

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