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
A couple of hours into the operation, Rauour and his handler, John Romanes, were dispatched to search an area on Leithen Water.
From BBC • May 17, 2016
The wealth of anecdotes convinced Romanes there was practically no difference between the animal brain and the human one.
From Time • Apr. 13, 2014
The directors agreed to change the company's name to the Romanes Media Group in honour of the late Deirdre Romanes who led the company until her death in 2010.
From The Guardian • Jul. 3, 2012
It is with this checking of “the ape and tiger,” and this fostering of the “angel” in man, that Huxley dealt in his Romanes Lecture.
From Pioneers of Evolution from Thales to Huxley With an Intermediate Chapter on the Causes of Arrest of the Movement by Clodd, Edward
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