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Word: Romance
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Romance, originally denoting a composition in the vernacular as opposed to works in Latin. Early use denoted vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry; the sense ‘genre centred on romantic love’ dates from the mid 17th century
rə(ʊ)ˈmans
ˈrəʊmans
a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love
Short Definition:feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love
Examples:- I had a thirst for romance
a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life
Short Definition:quality or feeling of mystery, excitement
Examples:- the romance of the sea
a medieval tale dealing with a hero of chivalry, of the kind common in the Romance languages
Short Definition:medieval tale dealing with hero of chivalry
Examples:- the Arthurian romances
a work of fiction depicting a setting and events remote from everyday life, especially one of a kind popular in the 16th and 17th centuries
Short Definition:work of fiction depicting setting and events remote from everyday life
Examples:- Elizabethan pastoral romances
a short informal piece
Short Definition:short informal piece
Examples:- the romance from The Gadfly became a popular favourite
Word: Romance
Speech Type: Verb
rə(ʊ)ˈmans
ˈrəʊmans
try to gain the love of; court
Short Definition:try to gain love of
Examples:- the wealthy estate owner romanced her
- to a certain degree I am romancing the past
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