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The Meaning of romance
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(n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.
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(n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.
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(n.) A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.
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(n.) The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages).
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(n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
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(a.) Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.
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(v. i.) To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
Synonyms
love affair
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romanticism
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Romance
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Romance language
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Latinian language
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love story
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woo
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court
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solicit
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chat up
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flirt
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dally
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butterfly
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coquet
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coquette
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philander
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mash
,
Romance
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Latin
Rhymes
advance
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anse
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askance
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chance
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circumstance
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crance
,
dance
,
enhance
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expanse
,
finance
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france
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freelance
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glance
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hance
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hanse
,
happenstance
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lafrance
,
lance
,
mance
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manse
,
nance
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perchance
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pomerance
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pomeranz
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prance
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rance
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refinance
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schanz
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schranz
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stance
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trance
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underfinance
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vance