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ROMANIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome)
Example:
the old Roman wall
Synonyms:
Roman; Romanic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
capital of Italy; Eternal City; Italian capital; Roma; Rome (capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire)
Derivation:
roman (a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions)
Roman (an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire)