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English adjective: Roman | |||
| 1. | Roman relating to or characteristic of people of Rome | ||
| Samples | Roman virtues. His Roman bearing in adversity. A Roman nose. | ||
| 2. | Roman of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome) | ||
| Samples | Roman architecture. The old Roman wall. | ||
| Synonyms | Romanic | ||
| Domain category | antiquity | ||
| Domain region | capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Roma, Rome | ||
| 3. | Roman characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions | ||
| 4. | Roman of or relating to or supporting Romanism | ||
| Samples | The Roman Catholic Church. | ||
| Synonyms | papist, papistic, papistical, popish, R.C., Roman Catholic, Romanist, romish | ||
English noun: Roman | |||
| 1. | Roman (person) a resident of modern Rome | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Italian | ||
| Member meronym | capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Roma, Rome | ||
| 2. | Roman (person) an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | European | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | palatine | ||
| Instance hyponym | Agrippina, Agrippina, Agrippina the Elder, Agrippina the Younger | ||
| Member meronym | Roman Empire | ||
| 3. | roman (communication) a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions | ||
| Synonyms | roman letters, roman print, roman type | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | proportional font | ||
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