Roman Definition

rō-mäɴ
roman
noun
A type of metrical narrative developed in France in the Middle Ages.
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A novel.
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A person born or living in Rome.
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A citizen of ancient Rome.
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The Italian spoken in Rome.
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Synonyms:
  • roman letters
  • roman print
  • roman type
adjective
Of, characteristic of, or derived from the city, esp. the ancient city, of Rome or its people or culture.
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Of, characteristic of, or derived from the ancient empire of Rome or its people or culture.
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Of or relating to the Roman Empire.
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Latin.

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Of, relating to, or composed in the Latin language.
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Synonyms:
pronoun
A male given name recently borrowed from continental Europe.
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Other Word Forms of Roman

Noun

Singular:
roman
Plural:
Romans

Origin of Roman

  • Middle English from Old English Rōmān or from Old French romain both from Latin Rōmānus from Rōma Rome

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French from Old French romans romance romance

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus.

    From Wiktionary

Roman Sentence Examples

  • He recalled his labors on the Legal Code, and how painstakingly he had translated the articles of the Roman and French codes into Russian, and he felt ashamed of himself.

  • Archimedes died at the capture of Syracuse by Marcellus, 212 B.C. In the general massacre which followed the fall of the city, Archimedes, while engaged in drawing a mathematical figure on the sand, was run through the body by a Roman soldier.

  • The corn-growers and the revenue collectors were ruined by exorbitant imposts or by the iniquitous cancelling of contracts; temples and private houses were robbed of their works of art; and the rights of Roman citizens were disregarded.

  • Henceforward she strongly urged him on in his political career; and it was the refusal of the Roman priests to bless their union that first prompted Kossuth to take up the defence of mixed marriages.

  • I had taken to heart the words of the wise Roman who said, "To be banished from Rome is but to live outside of Rome."

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Words Starting With

RROROM

Words Ending With

NANMAN

Unscrambles

roman

Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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