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ro·man /roˈmɑn/
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Ro·man a.
1. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.
2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion.
3. Print. (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters. (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.
Roman alum Chem., a cubical potassium alum formerly obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from iron.
Roman balance, a form of balance nearly resembling the modern steelyard. See the Note under Balance, n., 1.
Roman candle, a kind of firework (generally held in the hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they become ignited.
Roman Catholic, of, pertaining to, or the religion of that church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.
Roman cement, a cement having the property of hardening under water; a species of hydraulic cement.
Roman law. See under Law.
Roman nose, a nose somewhat aquiline.
Roman ocher, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and durable, used by artists. --Ure.
Roman order Arch., the composite order. See Composite, a., 2.
Ro·man, n.
1. A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred.
2. Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics.
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Roman
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman
virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman
nose"
2: of or relating to or characteristic of Rome (especially
ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"
3: characteristic of the modern type that most directly
represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions
4: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman
Catholic Church" [syn: r.c., Romanist, romish, Roman
Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical]
n 1: a resident of modern Rome
2: an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire
3: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: roman
type, roman letters, roman print]