Romanes
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Romanes
from Romany
Example Sentences
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George Romanes, who owns a chain of local pharmacies in the Scottish borders, believes the new structure works better than the arrangements south of the border.
From BBC • May 8, 2023
The Gypsies called their language Romanes, an adverb meaning “like a rom”.
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018
Mr Romanes said: "Rauour's detection skills really came to the fore that night. "His role as an air scenting search dog was more effective than a 20-strong team performing a line search on the ground.
From BBC • May 17, 2016
The views of Lubbock and Romanes, however, fell out of favor for many years, replaced by behaviorism — a school of thought that would rule the field of psychology for much of the 20th century.
From Time • Apr. 13, 2014
Romanes relates the interesting fact that when a cobra is killed, its mate is often found on the spot a day or two afterwards.
From The Truth About Woman by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
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