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masculine
/roˈmanθe/
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Translation
romance, love affair
Word origin
From Old French romanz ('in the vernacular language'), from Latin romanice ('in the Roman manner'). Tales of love were written in the vernacular, giving the modern sense; the same root gives English 'romance'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- romanice
- English cognates
- romance, romantic
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralromances
Examples
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They had a brief romance over the summer.
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My sister loves romance novels.
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Their love affair ended when he moved to another city.
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The poet wrote a ballad about an impossible love.
¿ algún ?
Do you think there is any romance between the two of them?
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