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romance

1. ro.mance \ro--'man(t)s, r*-; 'ro--.\ n [ME romauns, fr. OF romans 
   French, something written in French, fr.] L romanice in the Roman manner, 
   fr. romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus 1a1: a medieval tale in verse or prose 
   based on legend, chivalric love and  adventure, or the supernatural 1a2: a 
   prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events rem ote in 
   time or place and usu. heroic, adventurous, or mysterious 1a3: a love story 
    1b: a class of such literature  2: something that lacks basis in fact  3: 
   an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an esp. heroic era, adventu 
   re, or calling 4: a passionate love affair  cap  5: the Romance languages 
2. romance vi 1: to exaggerate or invent detail or incident  2: to 
   entertain romantic thoughts or ideas  : to carry on a love affair with 
3. romance n : a short instrumental piece in ballad style Ro.mance 
   \ro--'man(t)s, r*-; 'ro--.\ aj : of, relating to, or constituting the 
   languages developed from Latin