Romance languages
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Romance languages
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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It had been planning for a few years to offer Yiddish, which has several dialects composed mostly of Hebrew and German, along with some words from Polish, Russian, and other Slavic and Romance languages.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022
Like other Romance languages, Spanish divides most endings of nouns into masculine o’s or feminine a’s.
From Washington Times • Dec. 12, 2021
Consciousness is such a slippery and ephemeral concept that it doesn't even have its own word in many Romance languages, but nevertheless it's a hot topic these days.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2021
Returning to Princeton, he received his bachelor’s degree in 1948; married his first wife, Dorothy Jeanne Ferry; and stayed on to do graduate work in Romance languages.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2019
“What? Now you say, no, actually I’m studying Romance languages and ornithology.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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