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   romance

   /rə(ʊ)ˈmans/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love: "I had a thirst for romance"
   • ▪ love, especially when sentimental or idealized: "he asked her for a date and romance blossomed" Similar lovepassionardouradorationdevotionaffectionfondnessintimacyattachment
   • ▪ a love affair, especially one that is not very serious or long-lasting: "a summer romance" Similar love affairaffairaffair of the heartrelationshipliaisoncourtshipamorous/romantic entanglementintrigueattachmentflirtationdallianceamouraffaireaffaire de/du cœur
   • ▪ a book or film dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way: "light historical romances" Similar love storynovelromantic fictionlight fictionsentimental fictioninformal:tear jerker
   • ▪ a genre of fiction dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way: "wartime passion from the master of romance"
   • 2. a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life: "the romance of the sea" Similar mysteryglamourexcitementcolourfulnesscolourexoticismmystiqueappealallurefascinationcharm
   • 3. a medieval tale dealing with a hero of chivalry, of the kind common in the Romance languages: "the Arthurian romances"
   • 4. a work of fiction depicting a setting and events remote from everyday life, especially one of a kind popular in the 16th and 17th centuries: "Elizabethan pastoral romances"
   • 5. a short informal piece: "the romance from"

   verb

   • 1. try to gain the love of; court: dated "the wealthy estate owner romanced her"
   • ▪ seek the attention or custom of (someone), especially by the use of flattery: informal "he is being romanced by the big boys in New York"
   • ▪ engage in a love affair: "we started romancing"
   • 2. another term for romanticize

   Word Origin Middle English: from Romance, originally denoting a composition in the vernacular as opposed to works in Latin. Early use denoted vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry; the sense ‘genre centred on romantic love’ dates from the mid 17th century.

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   Romance is the relationship between two lovers. Is there a romance blossoming between you and your lab partner, or is the assignment so hard you have to work together constantly?

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