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Traditional English :: Roman
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romen - adj. & n. --adj. 1 a of ancient Rome or its territory or people. b archaic of its language. 2 of medieval or modern Rome. 3 of papal Rome, esp. = ROMAN CATHOLIC. 4 of a kind ascribed to the early Romans (Roman honesty; Roman virtue). 5 surviving from a period of Roman rule (Roman road). 6 (roman) (of type) of a plain upright kind used in ordinary print. 7 (of the alphabet etc.) based on the ancient Roman system with letters A-Z. --n. 1 a a citizen of the ancient Roman Republic or Empire. b a soldier of the Roman Empire. 2 a citizen of modern Rome. 3 = ROMAN CATHOLIC. 4 (roman) roman type. 5 (in pl.) the Christians of ancient Rome. Holy Roman Empire the Western part of the Roman Empire as revived by Charlemagne in 800. Roman candle a firework discharging a series of flaming coloured balls and sparks. Roman Empire hist. that established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided by Theodosius in AD 395 into the Western or Latin and Eastern or Greek Empire. Roman holiday enjoyment derived from others' discomfiture. Roman law the law-code developed by the ancient Romans and forming the basis of many modern codes. Roman nose one with a high bridge; an aquiline nose. roman numeral any of the Roman letters representing numbers: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1000. [ME f. OF Romain (n. & adj.) f. L Romanus f. Roma Rome] |
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Related Words
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roman
alphabet
architecture
armor
bamboo
shades
bath
blinds
candle
catholic
church
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coin
coliseum
colosseum
column
dirge
ed
guitar
rafet
el
holy
emperor
13th
century
empire
map
fall
faithful
tub
faucets
gladiator
god
love
goddess
graffito
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Most Often Usage
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roman alphabet
roman architecture
roman armor
bamboo roman shades
roman bath
roman blinds
roman candle
roman catholic
roman catholic church
roman civilization
ancient roman coin
roman coin
roman coliseum
roman colosseum
roman column
roman dirge
ed roman guitar
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