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Meaning of 'romance'
Meaning of 'romance' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Romance 
[ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as
Romance. [ a.]2. Romance [ n.]
- A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in
meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the
tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any
fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which
treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine;
a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like. [ n.]- An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
- A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
- The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
- A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
3. Romance [ v. i.]
- To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant
stories. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'romance' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. romance [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- make amorous advances towards
- make amorous advances towards
Example in sentence:
- John is courting Mary
Meaning (2):
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Example in sentence:
- My husband never flirts with other women;
- The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
Meaning (3):
- tell romantic or exaggerated lies
- tell romantic or exaggerated lies
Example in sentence:
- This author romanced his trip to an exotic country
2. romance [ a]
[ a]Meaning (4):
- relating to languages derived from Latin
- relating to languages derived from Latin
Example in sentence:
- Romance languages
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