Romance languages

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plural noun

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Origin of Romance languages

First recorded in 1770–80

Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion|Nina Strochlic|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I had enough experiences around languages that it just sort of happened.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They were born in 51 countries and speak 59 foreign languages, but they seemed bound by a single purpose and resolve.
Cop Families Boo De Blasio at NYPD Graduation|Michael Daly|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To work at Rizzoli you had to be fluent in several languages: three was the minimum when I began.
The Bookstore That Bewitched Mick Jagger, John Lennon, and Greta Garbo|Felice Picano|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The honored dead came from all over the world, from different lands, spoke different languages.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The child who has got languages from its governess, therefore, marks time—that is to say, wastes time in these subjects at school.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
These additional languages can be acquired easily if they are learnt in the right way.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Few of us there are who would not gladly read and speak several more languages if we had the chance of doing so.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
This widening grasp of languages is or was within the capacity of nearly everyone born into the world—given the facilities.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I should pay a capable secretary like you—knowing several languages and all that—say forty dollars a week.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson