Roman
Roman
(rōʹmən) adjective
1.
Abbr. Rom. a. Of or relating to ancient or modern Rome or its people or culture. b. Of or relating to the Roman Empire.
2. Abbr. Rom. a. Of, relating to, or composed in the Latin language. b. Of or using the Latin alphabet.
3. Abbr. Rom. Of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
4. Abbr. Rom. Of or being an architectural style developed by the ancient Romans and characterized by the round arch as chief structural element, the vault, concrete masonry construction, and classical ornamentation.
5. roman Abbr. rom, rom. Of or being a typestyle characterized by upright letters having serifs and vertical lines thicker than horizontal lines.
noun
1.
Abbr. Rom. A native, inhabitant, or citizen of ancient or modern Rome.
2. Abbr. Rom. The Italian language as spoken in Rome.
3. Abbr. Rom. One belonging to the Roman Catholic Church.
4. roman Abbr. rom, rom. Roman print or typestyle.
5. Romans (rŌʹmən)
(used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Rom., Rm.
6. A book of the Bible.
[Middle English, from Old English Rōmān or from Old French romain, both from Latin Rōmānus, from Rōma, Rome.]