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Roman

ro·man

UK/ˈɹəʊ.mən/ US/ˈɹoʊ.mən/ common
adjective (4) noun (3)

adjective

1.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

  • “Roman virtues”
  • “his Roman bearing in adversity”
  • “a Roman nose”
2.

of or relating to or characteristic of Rome (especially ancient Rome)

  • “Roman architecture”
  • “the old Roman wall”
3.

characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions

4.

of or relating to or supporting Romanism

  • “the Roman Catholic Church”
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noun

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a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions

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Origin

From Old French Romain, from Latin Rōmānus. By surface analysis, Rom(e) + -an. Doublet of Romano. Displaced native Romish. * In reference to the Byzantine Empire, via the Byzantine Greek endonym Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos).

Phrases

  • roman à tiroirs
  • Roman bean
  • Roman Bridge
  • Roman Britain
  • Roman candle
  • Roman Catholic
  • Roman charity
  • Roman concrete
  • roman font
  • Roman-Dutch law
  • Times New Roman
  • when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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