roman
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishNewspapers, printing, publishingromanro‧man /ˈrəʊmən $ ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
technicalTCN the ordinary style of printing that uses small upright letters, like the style used for printing these words → font, italicsGeographyRomanRoman adjective [usually before noun]
1 SGrelating to ancient Rome or the Roman Empire
an old Roman road
the Roman occupation of Britain2 SGrelating to the city of Rome —Roman noun [countable]Examples from the CorpusRoman• The picture Weiser begins drawing on the white board looks like a diagram of a Roman army.• It would be just her and Roman at the breakfast-table.• Under Augustus legislation was passed to allow freed slaves to marry and their children to become Roman citizens.• The high grey walls of the Roman fort provided a screen for these modern soldiers and their bizarre equipment.
