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- [raw-mahn]
- /rɔˈmɑ̃/
- /ˈrəʊ.mən/
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- [raw-mahn]
- /rɔˈmɑ̃/
Definitions of roman word
- noun plural roman a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature. 1
- noun plural roman a novel. 1
- adjective 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 roman of or relating to the ancient kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome. 1
- adjective roman of a kind or character regarded as typical of the ancient Romans: Roman virtues. 1
- adjective 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
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Origin of 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 Roman
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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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".
roman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roman
noun roman
- agate — Agate is a very hard stone which is used to make jewellery.
- boldface — (of type) having this weight
- italic — designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.: These words are in italic type.
adj roman
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- belletristic — Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.
- classical — You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
- doric — of or relating to Doris, its inhabitants, or their dialect.
- grecian — Greek (especially with reference to ancient Greece).
adjective roman
- attic — An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof.
- canonic — canonical
- classicistic — Of or pertaining to classicism.
Antonyms for roman
adjective roman
- italic — designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.: These words are in italic type.
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