Main Entry:: ¹ro·mance
Pronunciation:: \rō-ˈman(t)s, rə-; ˈrō-ˌ\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English romauns, from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman
Date:: 14th century

1 a (1): a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2): a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3): a love story especially in the form of a novel b: a class of such literature2: something (as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact3: an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity4: love affair5capitalized : the Romance languages

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