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.

Common collocations

• roman law Adjective + noun

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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