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romance


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noun

Definition of ROMANCE

: a short instrumental piece in ballad style

Origin of ROMANCE

German Romanze & French romance, both ultimately from Spanish romance romance, ballad, from Old Occitan & Old French romanz
First Known Use: circa 1854

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