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   Roman

   /ˈrəʊmən/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to ancient Rome or its empire or people: "a site rich in finds from Bronze Age and Roman settlements"
   • ▪ relating to medieval or modern Rome: "the Roman and Pisan lines of popes"
   • 2. short for Roman Catholic dated
   • 3. denoting the alphabet (or any of the letters in it) used for writing Latin, English, and most European languages, developed in ancient Rome: "he substituted the Roman alphabet for the Arabic in written Turkish"
   • 4. (of type) of a plain upright kind used in ordinary print, especially as distinguished from italic and Gothic: "each complete type family in bold, italic, bold italic and roman"

   noun

   • 1. a citizen or soldier of the ancient Roman Republic or Empire: "the Romans had a formidable army"
   • ▪ a citizen of modern Rome.
   • 2. a Roman Catholic. dated
   • 3. roman type: "it is signed in roman rather than his usual cursive script"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French Romain, from Latin Romanus, from Roma ‘Rome’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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