roman

adjective

1. 1

   Upright, as opposed to italic.

   In some early printed Bibles quoted text is indicated by changing the font from roman to italic.

2. 2

   Of or related to the Latin alphabet or roman numerals.

noun

1. 1

   One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.

2. 2

   archaicA novel.

   What raises One Last Waltz far above the usual family roman is not just the gimmick of the ancient fable in modern clothes […] but Mordden's language and his sheer joy at telling a story.

3. 3

   Variant of roman numeralEllipsis of roman numeral.

Forms

plural

romans