Roman

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   relating to Rome, especially ancient Rome, its empire, people, or culture

   The excavation revealed the foundations of a Roman bathhouse.

2. 2
   noun

   a citizen or inhabitant of ancient or modern Rome

   The inscription commemorated a Roman who served on the provincial frontier.

3. 3
   adj

   typography: upright rather than italic in style

   The editor set the quotation in roman type and the title in italics.

From Old French Romain and Latin Romanus, 'of Rome,' from Roma, 'Rome.' The historical and civic senses retain conventional capitalization; the typography sense is commonly lowercase and derives from type modeled on classical Roman inscriptions.

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