roman

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Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing

ro·man /ˈrəʊmən $ ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  technicalTCN the ordinary style of printing that uses small upright letters, like the style used for printing these words 罗马字体，正字体 → font, italics

Related topics: Geography

Roman adjective [usually before noun]  1  SGrelating to ancient Rome or the Roman Empire 古罗马的，罗马帝国的 an old Roman road 古罗马的道路 the Roman occupation of Britain 罗马帝国对不列颠的占领2. SGrelating to the city of Rome 罗马城的 —Roman noun [countable]

Examples from the Corpus

Roman• The picture Weiser begins drawing on the white board looks like a diagram of a Roman army.• It would be just her and Roman at the breakfast-table.• It's a Roman Catholic boarding school attached to a Benedictine Monastery.• The Alliance Party had a slightly Roman Catholic image with the man in the street.• First she posed as a Roman centurion and did a bit of torture.• Under Augustus legislation was passed to allow freed slaves to marry and their children to become Roman citizens.• The high grey walls of the Roman fort provided a screen for these modern soldiers and their bizarre equipment.

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roman
ro‧man /ˈrəʊmən $ ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
technical the ordinary style of printing that uses small upright letters, like the style used for printing these words ⇨ font, italics

Roman
Roman adjective [usually before noun]
1. relating to ancient Rome or the Roman Empire:
    an old Roman road
    the Roman occupation of Britain
2. relating to the city of Rome
—Roman noun [countable]