Rom

[ rohm ]

/ roʊm /

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noun, plural Roms, (especially collectively) Rom.

an individual member of the Romani people, or Roma, especially a man or boy.

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Origin of Rom

First recorded in 1835–45; from Romani: “man, married man”; compare Sanskrit ḍomba, ḍoma “a low-caste minstrel,” probably from a Dravidian language; compare Kannada ḍomba, ḍoma, Tamil dommara “caste of jugglers”

usage note for Rom

See gypsy.

Other definitions for Rom (2 of 4)

ROM

[ rom ]

/ rɒm /

noun

computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.

Compare PROM, RAM.

Origin of ROM

r(ead)-o(nly)m(emory)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ROM

RAM, ROM

Other definitions for Rom (3 of 4)

rom.

abbreviation

roman (printing type).

Other definitions for Rom (4 of 4)

Rom.

abbreviation

Roman.

Romance.Also Rom

Romania.

Romanian.Also Rom

Romanic.Also Rom

Bible. Romans (New Testament).

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How to use Rom in a sentence

We are left with stalwart genres (action, rom com) and classic roles (prude, seductress, jock, backstory-less best friend).
It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV|Amy Zimmerman|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The last decent rom-coms came out in 2012: Silver Linings Playbook and The Five-Year Engagement.
The Romantic Comedy Is Dead|Andrew Romano|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Girls plays on ideas that have been staples in rom-coms all the time,” says Rosenberg.
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The film is a hard-to-find creature, a smart rom-com that captures the exuberance of falling in love, and the inevitable letdown.
What ‘Her’ Gets Right About Technology and Love|Caryn James|December 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST

William will be back flying helicopters on his regular shifts in Wales rom today.
Prince William's Paternity Leave Ends|Tom Sykes|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Compare the whole description of the maiden in the E. version of the Rom.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Yet I embrace the little animal, as well as Mylady, and the spes altera Rom.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
"Imaginations" is probably a fair enough rendering of , though the margin has "reasonings," and the same word in Rom.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
Possibly it only separates the person expressly from his works, just recited, and has the same sort of value as in Rom.
Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians|James Denney
As soon as we were alone she began to laugh and caper like a lunatic, singing out, 'You are my rom, I'm your romi.'
Carmen|Prosper Merimee

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (1 of 4)

Rom

/ (rɒm) /

noun plural Roma (ˈrɒmə)

a male Gypsy

Word Origin for Rom

Romany

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (2 of 4)

ROM

/ (rɒm) /

n acronym for computing

read only memory: a storage device that holds data permanently and cannot in normal circumstances be altered by the programmer

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (3 of 4)

rom.

/ printing /

abbreviation for

roman (type)

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (4 of 4)

Rom.

abbreviation for

Roman

Romance (languages)

Bible Romans

Romania(n)

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Scientific definitions for Rom

ROM

[ rŏm ]

Short for read-only memory. Computer hardware that stores programs or data that cannot be added to, modified, or deleted. ROM does not require power to maintain its contents, and is often used to save instructions that enable the computer's operating system to communicate with other hardware.

Cultural definitions for Rom

ROM

Acronym for read only memory, which refers to a memory system, such as a commercial CD, which can be read but which cannot be altered. (Compare RAM.)