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Romanic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Romanic has 1 sense
- romanic(a = adj.pert) roman - of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall" Derived forms noun roman3, noun roman2
CIDE DICTIONARY
- Of or pertaining to Rome or its people. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Romanic, n. & adj.
--n. = ROMANCE n. 6.
--adj.
1 a of or relating to Romance. b Romance-speaking.
2 descended from the ancient Romans or inheriting aspects of their social or political life.
--n. = ROMANCE n. 6.
--adj.
1 a of or relating to Romance. b Romance-speaking.
2 descended from the ancient Romans or inheriting aspects of their social or political life.
Etymology
L Romanicus (as ROMAN)
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