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Romanes

British  
/ ˈrɒmənɪs /

noun

  1. Romany; the language of the Gypsies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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 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

Allusion has been made to the fact that Romanes in his latter days was led to abandon the negative attitude which he had taken in his earlier life.

From God and the World A Survey of Thought by Arthur William Robinson

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