"roman" Definition

Definitions for the word "roman" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. a.
Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i., iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a Roman citizen were conferred.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in distinction from Italics.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. adj.
1 of ancient rome, its territory, people, etc. 2 of medieval or modern rome. 3 = *roman catholic. 4 (roman) (of type) plain and upright, used in ordinary print. 5 (of the alphabet etc.) Based on the ancient roman system with letters a–z. n. 1 citizen or soldier of the ancient roman republic or empire. 2 citizen of modern rome. 3 = *roman catholic. 4 (roman) roman type. [latin]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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