noun
- A resident of modern Rome.
- An inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire.
- A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions.
- synonyms: roman type, roman letters, roman print
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of people of Rome.
- usage: "Roman virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman nose"
- Of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome. )
- usage: "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"
- synonyms: Romanic
- Characteristic of the modern type that most directly represents the type used in ancient Roman inscriptions.
- Of or relating to or supporting Romanism.
- usage: "the Roman Catholic Church"
- synonyms: R. C., Romanist, romish, Roman Catholic, popish, papist, papistic, papistical
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