romance
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: rō-măns'
- IPA: /ɹəʊˈmæns/
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English romans, roumance < Old French romanz, romant < Vulgar Latin *romanice. Cognate to Italian romanzo (“‘novel, romance’”) and romanzo (“‘Romance (language)’”).
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romance (plural romances)
- An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
- A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
- Love which is pure or beautiful.
- A mysterious, exciting, or fascinating quality.
- A story or novel dealing with idealised love.
- An embellished account of something; an idealised lie.
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- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
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[edit] Verb
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to romance (third-person singular simple present romances, present participle romancing, simple past and past participle romanced)
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Etymology
From Provençal (Occitan) romans < Vulgar Latin *romanĭce. Cognates include Old French romanz, whence the modern French noun roman (“‘novel’”).[1]
[edit] Adjective
romance m. and f. (plural romances)
[edit] Noun
romance m. (plural romances)
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[edit] Synonyms
- (novel): novela
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romance (infinitive: romanzar)
- formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of romanzar.
- first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
- formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
- third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of romanzar.
[edit] References
- Notes:
- ^ Dauzat, Albert; Jean Dubois, Henri Mitterand (1964). “romance”, Nouveau dictionnaire étymologique (in French). Paris: Librairie Larousse.