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ROMAN
Roman, Romanic
(adjective) of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); “Roman architecture”; “the old Roman wall”
Roman
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; “Roman virtues”; “his Roman bearing in adversity”; “a Roman nose”
Roman, R.C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical
(adjective) of or relating to or supporting Romanism; “the Roman Catholic Church”
Roman
(adjective) characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
roman, roman type, roman letters, roman print
(noun) a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
Roman
(noun) a resident of modern Rome
Roman
(noun) an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
roman (not comparable)
(of type, typography) upright, as opposed to italic
Antonyms: italic, italicised, italicized, oblique, slanted, sloped
(of text, computing) of or related to the Latin alphabet
Noun
roman (uncountable)
(typography) One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.
(archaic) A novel.
Anagrams
• Armon, Manor, Maron, Moran, Narom, Nor Am, Nor-Am, NorAm, Norma, manor, moran, morna, norma
Etymology
Adjective
Roman (comparative more Roman, superlative most Roman)
Of or from Rome.
Of or from the Roman Empire.
(of type or text) Supporting or using a Western European character set.
(typography) A font which is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. See roman font.
Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
(architecture) Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.
Noun
Roman (plural Romans)
A native or resident of Rome.
(historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
(law, colloquial) Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
(uncountable) The Roman script.
(printing, countable) A single letter or character in Roman type.
(dated) A Roman Catholic.
Proper noun
Roman (plural Romans)
A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.
A surname.
Anagrams
• Armon, Manor, Maron, Moran, Narom, Nor Am, Nor-Am, NorAm, Norma, manor, moran, morna, norma
Source: Wiktionary
Ro"man, a. Etym: [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.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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