Ro|man

Ro|man «ROH muhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

1. of or having to do with ancient or modern Rome or its people: »

Augustus was the first Roman emperor.

2. of or having to do with the Roman Catholic Church: »

Many Roman missions preached to the Indians of South America.

3. of or having to do with a style of architecture developed by the ancient Romans, characterized by massive walls and pillars, rounded arches and vaults, domes, and pediments.

4. = roman. (Cf. ↑roman)

–n.

1. a person born or living in Rome: »

So many Romans own cars that the streets are always clogged with traffic.

2. a citizen of ancient Rome: »

Under Caesar many Romans were officers in the legions.

3. roman type.

4. a Roman Catholic (often disparaging).

5. a) the Italian dialect of modern Rome. b) the language of the ancient Romans; Latin.

╂[< Latin Rōmānus < Rōma Rome < Etruscan (compare Rūmōn, Etruscan name for the Tiber)]

ro|man¹ «ROH muhn», noun, adjective.

–n.

the style of type most used in printing and typewriting.

–adj.

of or in roman. Abbr: rom.

╂[< Roman (because the style resembles that of Roman inscriptions)]

ro|man² «r mahn», noun, plural ro|mans «rahn». French.

1. a novel.

2. a romantic tale in verse in old French literature.