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Romance.

The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɹə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹəʊ.man(t)s/Received-Pronunciation/ɹoʊˈmæn(t)s/General-American/ˈɹoʊˌmæn(t)s/General-American

  1. The group of languages and cultures which are derived from Vulgar Latin.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French romanz (“vernacular language (of France)”), from Late Latin rōmānicē, from Latin rōmānicus < rōmānus + -icus. Extended in the 17th century to all languages derived from Latin.

adj/ɹə(ʊ)ˈman(t)s/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹəʊ.man(t)s/Received-Pronunciation/ɹoʊˈmæn(t)s/General-American/ˈɹoʊˌmæn(t)s/General-American

  1. Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

Where this word comes from

From Old French romanz (“vernacular language (of France)”), from Late Latin rōmānicē, from Latin rōmānicus < rōmānus + -icus. Extended in the 17th century to all languages derived from Latin.

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