roman

IPA: rˈoʊmʌn

noun

  • (typography) One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.
  • (archaic) A novel.
  • A native or resident of Rome.
  • (historical) A native or resident of the Roman Empire.
  • (uncountable) The Roman script.
  • (printing, countable) A single letter or character in Roman type.
  • (dated) A Roman Catholic.
  • A male given name from Latin recently borrowed from continental Europe.
  • A surname.
  • A city in Neamț, Romania

adjective

  • (of type, typography) upright, as opposed to italic.
  • (of text, computing) of or related to the Latin alphabet.
  • Of or from Rome.
  • Of or from the Roman Empire.
  • Of noble countenance but with little facial expression.
  • (of type or text) Supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.
  • (law, colloquial) Used to distinguish a Roman numeral from an Arabic numeral in oral discourse.
  • (typography) A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic. (See roman font.)
  • Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church or the Holy See.
  • (architecture) Of a style characterised by the size and boldness of its round arches and vaults, and having baths, aqueducts, basilicas, amphitheatres, etc.
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