anti-roman

an·ti-ro·man

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tahy, an-tee raw-mahn]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti rɔˈmɑ̃/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-tahy, an-tee raw-mahn]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti rɔˈmɑ̃/

Definitions of anti-roman word

adjective anti-roman of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants. 1
adjective anti-roman of or relating to the ancient kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome. 1
adjective anti-roman of a kind or character regarded as typical of the ancient Romans: Roman virtues. 1
adjective anti-roman (usually lowercase) designating or pertaining to the upright style of printing types most commonly used in modern books, periodicals, etc., of which the main text of this dictionary is an example. 1
adjective anti-roman of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church. 1
adjective anti-roman noting, pertaining to, or resembling the architecture of ancient Rome, especially the public and religious architecture, characterized by the employment of massive brick and concrete construction, with such features as the semicircular arch, the dome, and groin and barrel vaults, by the use in interiors of marble and molded stucco revetments, by the elaboration of the Greek orders as purely decorative motifs for the adornment of façades and interiors, and by an overall effect in which simplicity and grandeur of massing is often combined with much elaboration of detailing. 1

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Origin of anti-roman

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; < Latin Rōmānus (see Rome, -an); replacing Middle English Romain < Old French < Latin, as above; replacing Old English Roman(e) < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Anti-roman

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exclamation

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anti-roman popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".