Romaic
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Romaic
1800–10; < Greek Rhōmaïkós Roman, equivalent to Rhōma ( îos ) Roman + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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The Fac Simile of the Romaic Letter is inserted between pp.
From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Ernest Hartley Coleridge
One of these plays has been translated into German, and thus made accessible to those of the readers of that language whose studies have not reached into the musical Romaic.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 by Various
It occurs twice in M. Fauriel's collection of Romaic songs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
The characters are in cramped Romaic Greek, the paper is yellow, the ink faded with age.
From Lafcadio Hearn by Nina H. Kennard
The Romaic idea of the place of the dead, the garden of Charon, whence "neither in spring or summer, nor when grapes are gleaned in autumn, can warrior or maiden escape," is likewise pre-Christian.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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