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romance.

a ballad; a love song

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁɔ.mɑ̃s/
  1. a ballad; a love song

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish romance, itself probably a borrowing from either Old French romanz or Old Occitan romans, meaning a narrative work in the vernacular speech, from Vulgar Latin *romanĭce (“in a Roman manner”), compare Medieval Latin rōmānice, ultimately from Latin rōmānicus. See also roman (“novel”).

verb/ʁɔ.mɑ̃s/
  1. inflection of romancer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of romancer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish romance, itself probably a borrowing from either Old French romanz or Old Occitan romans, meaning a narrative work in the vernacular speech, from Vulgar Latin *romanĭce (“in a Roman manner”), compare Medieval Latin rōmānice, ultimately from Latin rōmānicus. See also roman (“novel”).

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