adj

roman

ROH-muhn

adj

Relating to the city of Rome or the ancient Roman Empire.

"The museum has an excellent collection of Roman coins."

Describing upright, non-slanted print type, as opposed to italic.

"The instructions are printed in roman type, with key terms in italic."

noun

A native or resident of Rome.

"The tour guide, a lifelong Roman, knew every back street."

How to Use Roman

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishRelating to ancient or modern Rome, or (in typography) describing plain upright text rather than italics.

Common pairings

roman numeral roman type roman empire

more Roman comparative, Romans plural, Romans plural, most Roman superlative

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