Roman

Word ROMAN
Character 5
Hyphenation ro man
Pronunciations /ˈɹəʊmən/

Definitions and meanings of "Roman"

What do we mean by roman?

A narrative poem or a prose tale in medieval French literature. noun

A novel. noun

Of or pertaining to ancient or modern Rome, or the people, institutions, or characteristics of Rome.

Hence Having some attribute deemed especially characteristic of the ancient Romans; noble; distinguished; brave; hardy; patriotic; stern.

Pertaining to Rome ecclesiastically; of or pertaining to the Church of Rome; papal.

lowercase or cap. Noting a form of letter or type of which the text of this book is an example.

Synonyms Roman, Latin. Roman naturally applies to that which is especially associated or connected with the city, Rome; Latin to that which similarly belongs to the district, Latium. Hence, we speak of Roman power, fortitude, administration; the Roman church; the Latin language. Nearly all the use of Latin has grown out of its application to the language: as, Latin grammar; a Latin idiom; the Latin Church. The words are not interchangeable.

A native or an inhabitant of Rome, the capital of Italy, and chief city of the ancient Roman empire. noun

A person enjoying the freedom or citizenship of ancient Rome. noun

A member or an adherent of the Church of Rome; a Romanist. noun

lowercase A roman letter or type, in distinction from an italic. noun

A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred. noun

Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics. noun

Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans. adjective

Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion. adjective

Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. adjective

Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc. adjective

A cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron. adjective

A form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under Balance, n., 1. adjective

One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.

A novel.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Roman

The word "roman" in example sentences

For what is worth, when you apply to for a US visa, you have to write down your name both in roman alphabet and in your original alphabet or scrip, be it arabic, chinese, etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I never intended to write what they call a roman-a-clef, or one of those books where real celebrities of the past do walk-ons and help the hero solve the mystery. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ode, is a long lyric in roman-numbered stanzas; at 224 lines and fourteen parts it is slightly longer but on the same order of magnitude as the Ode. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Does the name of your movie end in roman numerals? ❋ Rabid1st (2008)

(Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined) ❋ Unknown (2006)

I imagine back in roman times, the avant gard of street theater goers were blown away when the actors first presented in front of a painted backdrop curtain. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She received the prestigious Grand Prix du roman from the French Academy in 1987 for her novel, Le Harem. ❋ Unknown (2008)

would anyone stand for it had he called roman catholicism "evil"? ❋ Unknown (2010)

YES, she does have that tattoo on her left shoulder of her BFF’s birthday in roman numerals. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In French, the word roman refers to those texts in prose which for the first time after the Middle Ages used the new language spoken by the people, a Romance language. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'm guessing that a livre à clef, also called a roman à clef, may be what we call in English a "roman a clef": a novel in which actual people are depicted in thinly disguised form. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Critics use the term roman-à-clef (novel-with-a-key) to describe books that invite you to guess which people or incidents inspired their characters. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Still, the italic of Bembo is very sympathetic to the roman, which is one of the reasons I love it so much. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Wars, Jewish Wars); alternate textual and marginal readings appear variously in roman type, italic type, within quotation marks; to indicate continuation of the Scripture quotation, sometimes ellipsis is used, at other times, "&c." ❋ Unknown (1871)

Originally it was used only for the lower-case and was combined with the older form of capital letters, called roman, also from the place of its origin. ❋ Unknown (1900)

1The present day Turkish word roman (originally from the French romance) means "novel"; the word for a Roman is Romalı ("a person of Rome"), while a Rumen is a Romanian. ❋ AYDIN (2007)

There was a kind of roman­tic ten­sion stir­ring within the depths of his cup. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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