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Romanic

[ roh-man-ik ]

adjective

  1. derived from the Romans. Romans.


Romanic

/ rəʊˈmænɪk /

adjective

  1. another word for Roman Romance
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Romanic1

1700–10; < Latin Rōmānicus Roman, equivalent to Rōmān ( us ) Roman + -icus -ic
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Example Sentences

Rarely does one get to read a story originally written in Serbian, much less Rhaeto-Romanic or Galician.

There are plenty of items of word-formation in even the modern Romanic languages, which completely elude explanation.

The word is common in various forms to Romanic languages, but the ultimate origin is obscure.

In most Romanic countries women cannot act as witnesses to legal documents, contracts, wills, etc.

The style is late Romanic merging into Gothic, and points to the second half of the thirteenth century.

The style is pure Romanic, and the drawing of the ribs, extremities, and limbs is typically primitive.

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