romanesque

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See also: Romanesque

English

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Adjective

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romanesque (comparative more romanesque, superlative most romanesque)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Romanesque

French

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Etymology

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From roman +‎ -esque.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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romanesque (plural romanesques)

  1. romantic (fiction etc)

Noun

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romanesque m (plural romanesques)

  1. (literature) fiction
  2. (figurative) glamour, excitement, romance
    • 2022 January 3, “Igor Bogdanoff est mort du Covid-19, six jours après son frère jumeau Grichka”, in Le Monde[1]:
      Le romanesque des origines des Bogdanoff, qu’ils furent les premiers à alimenter, a participé tout autant au mystère entourant leurs personnages que le récit de la transformation de leurs visages : []
      The romance of the Bogdanoffs' origins, which they were the first to feed, participated as much in the mystery around their personalities which had received as much transformation as had their faces: []

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