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   Ro·mance

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   noun

   • 1. a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love: "in search of romance"
   • ▪ love, especially when sentimental or idealized: "he asked her for a date and romance blossomed" Similar lovepassionardoradorationdevotionaffectionfondnessintimacyattachment
   • ▪ an exciting, enjoyable love affair, especially one that is not serious or long-lasting: "a summer romance" Similar love affairaffairaffair of the heartrelationshipliaisoncourtshipamorous/romantic entanglementintrigueattachmentflirtationdallianceamouraffaireaffaire de/du cœur
   • ▪ a book or movie dealing with love in a sentimental or idealized way: "light historical romances" Similar love storynovelromantic fictionlight fictionsentimental fictioninformal:tear jerker
   • ▪ a genre of fiction dealing with love in an idealized way: "wartime passion from the master of romance"
   • 2. a quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness from everyday life: "the beauty and romance of the night" Similar mysteryglamourexcitementcolorfulnesscolorexoticismmystiqueappealallurefascinationcharm
   • 3. a medieval tale dealing with a hero of chivalry, of the kind common in the Romance languages: "the Arthurian romances"
   • ▪ the literary genre of romance.
   • 4. a work of fiction dealing with events remote from real life, especially one of a kind popular in the 16th and 17th centuries: "Elizabethan pastoral romances"
   • 5. a short informal piece: "the romance from"

   verb

   • 1. court; woo: dated "the wealthy estate owner romanced her"
   • ▪ seek the attention or patronage of (someone), especially by use of flattery: informal "he is being romanced by the big boys in New York"
   • ▪ engage in a love affair: "we start romancing"
   • 2. another term for romanticize

   Word Origin 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 centered on romantic love’ dates from the mid 17th century.

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   What does romance mean?

   • romance, românico, aventura [feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ROMANCE definition: 1. a close, usually short relationship of love between two people: 2. the feelings and behaviour…. Learn more.

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   What is a romantic person?

   • Romance refers to the actions and feelings of people who are in love, especially behaviour which is very caring or affectionate . He still finds time for romance by cooking candlelit dinners for his girlfriend. He takes a rather sceptical view of love and romance.

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   What is a romantic relationship?

   • a baseless, made-up story, usually full of exaggeration or fanciful invention. There was no romance left in their marriage, but the partnership worked in every other regard. The romance of crossing an ocean to a new life still clung to the old immigrant steamer trunk. a romantic affair or experience; a love affair. Romance. Also.

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   Where does romance come from?

   • Romance comes from Roman, and first meant a story translated into French from Latin (the common language of old Rome), usually about the amorous adventures of chivalrous knights, which is how romances came to be associated with love stories. Now it's used to mean a love relationship, in a story or not.

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