Romance languages
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Romance languages
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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Like other Romance languages, Spanish divides endings of nouns into masculine “o’s” or feminine “a’s”.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 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
He croons velvet wraithvocals in Romance languages and crafts resistance symphonies of fuzz and static.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021
In 1966 he was a student of Romance languages at Fordham University when he saw a position at the Met advertised on a school bulletin board.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2018
“What? Now you say, no, actually I’m studying Romance languages and ornithology.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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