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ro⋅mance
1
[n., adj. roh-mans, roh-mans; v. roh-mans] 
noun, verb, -manced, -manc⋅ing, adjective –noun
| 1. | a novel or other prose narrative depicting heroic or marvelous deeds, pageantry, romantic exploits, etc., usually in a historical or imaginary setting. |
| 2. | the colorful world, life, or conditions depicted in such tales. |
| 3. | a medieval narrative, originally one in verse and in some Romance dialect, treating of heroic, fantastic, or supernatural events, often in the form of allegory. |
| 4. | a baseless, made-up story, usually full of exaggeration or fanciful invention. |
| 5. | a romantic spirit, sentiment, emotion, or desire. |
| 6. | romantic character or quality. |
| 7. | a romantic affair or experience; a love affair. |
| 8. | (initial capital letter ) Also, Romanic. Also called Romance languages. the group of Italic Indo-European languages descended since a.d. 800 from Latin, as French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Provençal, Catalan, Rhaeto-Romanic, Sardinian, and Ladino. Abbreviation: Rom. |
–verb (used without object)
| 9. | to invent or relate romances; indulge in fanciful or extravagant stories or daydreams. |
| 10. | to think or talk romantically. |
–verb (used with object)
| 11. | Informal.
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–adjective
| 12. | (initial capital letter) Also, Romanic. of, pertaining to, or noting Romance: a Romance language. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME romaunce Romanic language, composition in such a language < OF, deriv. of romanz, romans (adj.) Romanic < VL *Rōmānicē (adv.) in a Romance language, deriv. of L Rōmānicus Romanic
1250–1300; ME romaunce Romanic language, composition in such a language < OF, deriv. of romanz, romans (adj.) Romanic < VL *Rōmānicē (adv.) in a Romance language, deriv. of L Rōmānicus Romanic
Related forms:
ro⋅manc⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. story, fiction. 4. falsehood, fable. 6. allure, fascination, exoticism.
1. story, fiction. 4. falsehood, fable. 6. allure, fascination, exoticism.
ro⋅mance
2 [roh-mans] –noun
| 1. | Music. a short, simple melody, vocal or instrumental, of tender character. |
| 2. | Spanish Literature. a short epic poem, esp. a historical ballad. |
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| ro·mance (rō-māns', rō'māns') n.
v. (rō-māns') ro·manced, ro·manc·ing, ro·manc·es v. intr.
[Middle English, from Old French romans, romance, work written in French, from Vulgar Latin *rōmānicē (scrībere), (to write) in the vernacular, from Latin Rōmānicus, Roman, from Rōmānus; see Roman.] ro·manc'er n. |
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Romance
Ro*mance"\, n. [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF. romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL. Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e., in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus. See Roman, and cf. Romanic, Romaunt, Romansch, Romanza.]1. A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like. "Romances that been royal." --Chaucer. Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages, especially those known as romances. These, such as we now know them, and such as display the characteristics above mentioned, were originally metrical, and chiefly written by nations of the north of France. --Hallam. 2. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance. 3. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance. 4. The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages). 5. (Mus.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza. Syn: Fable; novel; fiction; tale.Romance
Ro*mance"\, a. Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
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Language Translation for : Romance
Spanish:
amorío, idilio,
German:
die Romanze,
Japanese:
恋愛
romance
In traditional literary terms, a narration of the extraordinary exploits of heroes, often in exotic or mysterious settings. Most of the stories of King Arthur and his knights are romances.
The term romance has also been used for stories of mysterious adventures, not necessarily of heroes. Like the heroic kind of romance, however, these adventure romances usually are set in distant places. William Shakespeare's play The Tempest is this kind of romance.
Today, a novel concerned mainly with love is often called a romance. Romances are frequently published in paperback series.
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romance
c.1300, "story of a hero's adventures," also (c.1330), "vernacular language of France" (as opposed to Latin), from O.Fr. romanz "verse narrative," originally an adverb, "in the vernacular language," from V.L. *romanice scribere "to write in a Romance language" (one developed from Latin instead of Frankish), from L. Romanicus "of or in the Roman style," from Romanus "Roman" (see Roman). The connecting notion is that medieval vernacular tales were usually about chivalric adventure. Literary sense extended by 1667 to "a love story." Extended 1612 to other modern languages derived from Latin (Spanish, Italian, etc.). Meaning "adventurous quality" first recorded 1801; that of "love affair, idealistic quality" is from 1916. The verb meaning "court as a lover" is from 1942.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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