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roman¹

  • /roˈman/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French roman (“novel, epic”), from Old French romanz.

noun romane · roman · romanul · romanele

  1. neuter novel, epic (work of fiction)

roman²

  • /roˈman/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French roman (“a medieval romance”).

noun romane · roman · romanul · romanele

  1. neuter Medieval romance

roman³

  • /roˈman/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin rōmānus. Doublet of român (“Romanian”), rumân, and aromân (“Aromanian”), which was inherited. By surface analysis, Roma + -an.

adjective romană · romani · romane · roman

  1. masculine, neuter Roman

noun romani · equivalent romană · roman · romanul · romanii

  1. masculine Roman

Roman⁴

  • /ˈroman/

Where it comes from

Named after Roman I of Moldavia.

proper noun Roman · Romanul · Romanului · Romanule

  1. masculine a city in Neamț County, Romania
  2. historical, masculine a county of Romania

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"roman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/roman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

roman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/roman

Chicago

"roman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/roman.

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@misc{roman_2026,
  title = {roman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/roman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}