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ro·man

[raw-mahn] Pronunciation Key

–noun, plural -mans

[-mahn] Pronunciation Key. French.

1.	a metrical narrative, esp. in medieval French literature.

a novel.

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Ro·man

[roh-muh

n] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.

2.	of or pertaining to the ancient kingdom, republic, and empire whose capital was the city of Rome.

3.	of a kind or character regarded as typical of the ancient Romans: Roman virtues.

4.	(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.

5.	of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.

noting, pertaining to, or resembling the architecture of ancient Rome, esp. 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.

7.	written in or pertaining to Roman numerals.

–noun

8.	a native, inhabitant, or citizen of ancient or modern Rome.

9.	the dialect of Italian spoken in Rome.

10.	(usually lowercase) roman type or lettering.

11.	Often Offensive. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

12.	Rare. the Latin language.

13.	a male given name.

[Origin: bef. 900; < L Rōmānus (see Rome, -an); r. ME Romain < OF < L, as above; r. OE Roman(e) < L, as above

]

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ro·man (rō-mäɴ') Pronunciation Key
n.

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

[French, from Old French romans, romance; see romance.]

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Ro·man (rō'mən) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Of or relating to ancient or modern Rome or its people or culture.
2. Of or relating to the Roman Empire.
3. Of, relating to, or composed in the Latin language.
4. Of or using the Latin alphabet.
1. Of, relating to, or composed in the Latin language.
2. Of or using the Latin alphabet.
Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
Of or being an architectural style developed by the ancient Romans and characterized by the round arch as chief structural element, the vault, concrete masonry construction, and classical ornamentation.
roman Of or being a typestyle characterized by upright letters having serifs and vertical lines thicker than horizontal lines.

A native, inhabitant, or citizen of ancient or modern Rome.
The Italian language as spoken in Rome.
One belonging to the Roman Catholic Church.
roman Roman print or typestyle.
Romans (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Rom. or Rm See Table at Bible.

[Middle English, from Old English Rōmān or from Old French romain, both from Latin Rōmānus, from Rōma, Rome.]

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Roman

O.E., from L. Romanus "of Rome, Roman," from Roma "Rome" (see Rome). The O.E. word was romanisc, which yielded M.E. Romanisshe. As a type of numeral (opposed to Arabic) it is attested from 1728; as a typeface (opposed to Gothic, or black letter, and italic) it is recorded from 1519. Roman nose is from 1624. Roman candle recorded from 1834. Roman holiday "occasion on which entertainment or profit is derived from injury or death" is from 1886, originally in ref. to holidays for gladiatorial combat. Roman Catholic is attested from 1605, originally a conciliatory formation from the time of the Spanish Match, in place of Romanist, Romish which by that time had the taint of insult in Protestant England.

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roman

"a novel," 1765, from Fr. roman, from O.Fr. romanz (see romance); roman à clef, novel in which characters represent real persons, lit. "novel with a key" (Fr.), first attested in Eng. 1893.

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roman
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 derived from 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"
noun
1.	a resident of modern Rome
2.	an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
3.	a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions

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Roman

see when in Rome do as the Romans do.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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Roman Forest, TX (town, FIPS 63044) Location: 30.17775 N, 95.15928 W
Population (1990): 1033 (332 housing units)
Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Roman

Ro"man\, a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain. Cf. Romaic, Romance, Romantic.]

1. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.

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

3. (Print.) (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.

Roman alum (Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron.

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

Roman candle, a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become ignited.

Roman Catholic, of, pertaining to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.

Roman cement, a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.

Roman law. See under Law.

Roman nose, a nose somewhat aquiline.

Roman ocher, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists. --Ure.

Roman order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite, a., 2.

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Roman

Ro"man\, n. 1. 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.

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

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Roman

Roman, strong; powerful

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