Romance
nounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//rə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s//
- United Kingdom//ˈrəʊman(t)s//
- United States//roʊˈmæn(t)s//
- India//roˈmæns//
The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin.
noun
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The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin.
Etymology
From Old French romanz (“vernacular language (of France)”), from Late Latin rōmānicē, from Latin rōmānicus < rōmānus + -icus. Extended in the 17th century to all languages derived from Latin.
adjective
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Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.
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