Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈɹəʊ.mən/
Pronunciation notes
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/ˈɹoʊ.mən/
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ˈɹəʊmən
Adjective
Of or from Rome.
Of or from the Roman Empire.
Usage- Historical
Of or from the Byzantine Empire.
Usage- Historical
Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.
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"Yes, I feel that I ought; and with me, to feel that I ought to do a thing, is to do it!" added he, looking quite Roman with excess of virtue.
Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
Usage- of type or text
Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
Usage- Colloquial
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You will find the term defined at the end of Roman one.
A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.
Noun
A native or resident of Rome.
A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
Usage- Historical
A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.
Usage- Historical
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Kars was the capital of the small Armenian kingdom of Vanand, ruled by Gagik (the same name as the sovereign of Ani) from 1029 to 1064, when he surrendered his kingdom to the Romans. In 1053 it was taken by the Seljoukids, probably under the command of Qutlumus...
The Roman script.
Usage- Uncountable
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Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014. However, on her birth certificate, her name is spelled Sahai'a because the Northwest Territories government only allows the Roman alphabet to be used on official documents.
A single letter or character in Roman type.
Usage- Countable
A Roman Catholic.
Usage- Dated
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‘Is it like―I don’t know―Catholicism? One only spots the other Romans when one’s practised it oneself?’
Proper noun
A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.
A surname.
A city in Neamț County, Romania.
Adjective
of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome)
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Roman architecture
the old Roman wall
characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
of or relating to or supporting Romanism
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the Roman Catholic Church
Noun
a resident of modern Rome
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an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
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