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roman

ro.man \ro--'ma:n\ n [ME, fr. OF romans romance] : a metrical romance 1. 
   Ro.man \'ro--m*n\ n [partly fr. ME, fr. OE, fr. L Romanus, adj. & n., fr. 
   Roma Rome; pa]rtly fr. ME Romain, fr. OF, fr. L Romanus 1: a native or 
   resident of Rome  2: ROMAN CATHOLIC - often taken to be offensive  not cap  
   3: roman letters or type 
2. Roman aj 1: of or relating to Rome or the people of Rome; specif : 
   characte ristic of the ancient Romans {~ fortitude} 2: LATIN  not cap  3: 
   UPRIGHT - used of numbers and letters whose capital forms are m odeled on 
   ancient Roman inscriptions 4: of or relating to the see of Rome or the 
   Roman Catholic Church  5: having a semicircular intrados {~ arch}  6: 
   having a prominent slightly aquiline bridge {~ nose}