English Explanatory Dictionary

roman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Upright, as opposed to italic.
  2. Of or related to the Latin alphabet or roman numerals.
noun
  1. One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.
  2. Ellipsis of roman numeral.
  3. A novel.
adj
  1. Of or from Rome.
  2. Of or from the Roman Empire.
  3. Of or from the Byzantine Empire.
  4. Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.
  5. Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
  6. Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
  7. A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
  8. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
  9. Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.
noun
  1. A native or resident of Rome.
  2. A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
  3. A native or resident of the Byzantine Empire.
  4. The Roman script.
  5. A single letter or character in Roman type.
  6. A Roman Catholic.
name
  1. A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.
  2. A surname.
  3. A city in Neamț County, Romania.

Pronunciation

rōmən /ˈɹəʊmən/ /ˈɹəʊ.mən/ /ˈɹoʊ.mən/ en-us-Roman.ogg

Word forms

roman romans more Roman most Roman

Etymology

From Roman.

Synonyms

Rhomaian Romaean Romaic

Antonyms

italic italicised italicized oblique slanted sloped

Related words

roman à tiroirs Romaean

Derived words

roman font Times New Roman Gallo-Roman Greco-Roman non-Roman philoroman pre-Roman pre-Romanesque Roman Bridge Roman Britain Roman candle Roman Catholic Roman charity Romandom Roman-Dutch law Roman Empire Romanesque Roman gallon Romanhood Romanish Romanism Romanist Romanistics romanize romanji Roman Kingdom Romanly Romanness Roman numeraled Roman numeral Romano- Roman River Roman road Roman snail Roman surface when in Rome, do as the Romans do

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 羅馬 /罗马 Finnish: latinalainen German: lateinisch Greek: λατινικός Hebrew: לָטִינִי Hindi: रोमक Hindi: रोमन Japanese: ローマの Korean: 로마 Marathi: रोमन Old Church Slavonic: римьскъ Portuguese: romano Russian: лати́нский Russian: ри́мский Scottish Gaelic: Ròmanach
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