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"Rom":{
"antonyms":[],
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": a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world : romani":[
"Although they face discrimination \u2026 these women are leading the integration of the Roma into European society.",
"\u2014 Lisa Abend"
],
": a usually small computer memory that contains special-purpose information (such as a program) which cannot be altered \u2014 compare ram":[],
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"Romans":[]
},
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1966, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Romani \u0159om \"man, married man, male Rom,\" probably going back to or cognate with medieval Sanskrit \u1e0domba\u1e25 \"man of low caste living by performing music\"":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8r\u014dm",
"\u02c8r\u00e4m"
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"type":[
"abbreviation",
"noun"
]
},
"Roman snail":{
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"definitions":{
": a European edible snail ( Helix pomatia )":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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},
"Roman striking":{
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"definitions":{
": a system of striking the time in some older clocks that employs two bells of different pitch with the lower-toned bell representing the Roman figure V and the higher-toned bell the Roman figure I":[]
},
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"noun"
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"Roman stripe":{
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": a fabric with a pattern of Roman stripes":[],
": bright varicolored stripes of equal or unequal widths used as a continuous textile pattern":[]
},
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"Romani":{
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"definitions":{
": a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in Europe and in smaller numbers throughout the world : rom entry 1":[
"Racist violence against Romani in eastern Europe is reminiscent of pogroms against the Jews in the Tsarist Empire.",
"\u2014 Donald Kenrick",
"Headlines in Europe this month have highlighted the continent's worst, and most ill-managed social problem: the treatment of millions of Romanies who face at best discrimination and at worst persecution.",
"\u2014 The Economist"
],
": the Indo-Aryan language of the Romani":[
"Today Romani exists in many dialects, reflecting the paths of Rom dispersion.",
"\u2014 Carol Silverman",
"Others believe the source [of cushy ] is more likely to be a different Indic language, Romany , where the word is kushto , \"good.\"",
"\u2014 Jan Freeman"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Romani \u0159omani, feminine of \u0159omano \"of the Roma,\" from \u0159om \"man, married man, male Rom\" + -ano, adjective suffix (in reference to language by ellipsis from \u0159omani \u010dhib \"Romani language\") \u2014 more at rom entry 1":""
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"\u02c8r\u014d-",
"\u02c8r\u00e4-m\u0259-n\u0113"
],
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"type":[
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"noun"
]
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"Romansh":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the Rhaeto-Romance dialects spoken in the Grisons, Switzerland":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1691, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Romansh romonsch":""
},
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"r\u014d-\u02c8m\u00e4nch",
"-\u02c8manch"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
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"romance":{
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": a class of such literature":[],
": a love story especially in the form of a novel":[],
": a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural":[],
": a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious":[],
": a short instrumental piece in ballad style":[],
": an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an especially heroic era, adventure, or activity":[],
": love affair":[],
": of, relating to, or being any of the languages developed from Latin (such as Italian, French, and Spanish)":[],
": something (such as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact":[],
": the Romance languages":[],
": to carry on a love affair with":[],
": to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas":[],
": to exaggerate or invent detail or incident":[],
": to try to influence or curry favor with especially by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was always romancing younger women.",
"She was romanced by several wealthy young men.",
"The museum's director spends a lot of time romancing potential donors.",
"a college athlete who's being romanced by several pro teams",
"They were romancing about the past."
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
"1653, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"circa 1854, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"German Romanze & French romance , both ultimately from Spanish romance romance, ballad, from Old Occitan & Old French romanz":"Noun",
"Middle English romauns , from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman":"Noun"
},
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"r\u014d-\u02c8mans",
"r\u0259-",
"r\u014d-\u02c8man(t)s",
"\u02c8r\u014d-\u02ccman(t)s"
],
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"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
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"romantic":{
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"Don Quixote",
"dreamer",
"fantast",
"idealist",
"idealizer",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"romanticist",
"utopian",
"visionary"
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": a romantic person, trait, or component":[],
": a romantic writer, artist, or composer":[],
": conducive to or suitable for lovemaking":[],
": consisting of or resembling a romance":[],
": having an inclination for romance : responsive to the appeal of what is idealized, heroic, or adventurous":[],
": having no basis in fact : imaginary":[],
": impractical in conception or plan : visionary":[],
": marked by expressions of love or affection":[],
": marked by the imaginative or emotional appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, remote, mysterious, or idealized":[],
": of, relating to, or constituting the part of the hero especially in a light comedy":[],
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of romanticism":[]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"She had romantic feelings for him.",
"He had a romantic relationship with a coworker.",
"His brother was having romantic troubles at the time.",
"She won't discuss her romantic life with the press.",
"Why can't you be more romantic ",
"He has some romantic notions about life on a farm.",
"She had a lot of big romantic dreams of becoming an actress.",
"Beethoven was the first great Romantic composer.",
"Noun",
"She married a real romantic who brings her roses every day.",
"Law school is no place for idealists and romantics .",
"Beethoven was the first great Romantic among composers.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Stick with it, though, and this showcase for Maya Rudolph as a billionaire minted through divorce becomes a sweet if fairly conventional romantic comedy with a few welcome surprises. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 24 June 2022",
"Ali Wong shines in this romantic comedy about childhood best friends who cross paths years after an awkward teenage romance ended badly. \u2014 Angela Andaloro, EW.com , 23 June 2022",
"The original film became a mega-hit and still holds the crown as the highest-grossing romantic comedy ever made. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 22 June 2022",
"Yesterday, the singer stepped out with her dancer boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, to watch a screening of romantic comedy Bros in New York City. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 June 2022",
"Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, this disarming romantic comedy operates best as a time capsule of how wealthy New Yorkers experienced the weeks in March and April 2020, when the city shut down and panic set in. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
"Together is a romantic comedy written and directed by Holmes, who also stars in the film alongside Jim Sturgess, about two people who fall in love after booking the same upstate New York Airbnb. \u2014 Sam Reed, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
"The actors \u2014 who are currently filming Netflix's romantic comedy Lonely Planet in Morocco \u2014 both wore white button-up shirts, black sunglasses, and cream sneakers. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 14 June 2022",
"Guess Who is a fun romantic comedy that delves into the notion that first impressions are not always correct. \u2014 Lynnette Nicholas, Essence , 10 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"This upbeat and lighthearted read has all the necessary ingredients any hopeless romantic could want: the importance of love, family and finding oneself. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
"Business, romantic , friends, and family deliver for you now. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
"Atonality, anti-melody\u2014every abstraction came to crowd out the representational, the romantic , the sentimental. \u2014 Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian Magazine , 23 May 2022",
"Awa Sal Secka and Dani Stoller have created a tale in which romantic and family relationships strain at the seams, racked in part by issues of race and identity. \u2014 Celia Wren, Washington Post , 16 May 2022",
"Tendayi Kuumba\u2019s flawless Lady in Brown, meanwhile, is a cultured romantic . \u2014 Ayanna Prescod, Variety , 20 Apr. 2022",
"The restaurant's airy dining room finds the right balance between romantic and convivial, and every dish, from a hefty steelhead trout entr\u00e9e to burrata flavored with chiles and citrus, was thoughtfully executed. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Here, Edwina goes from dutiful daughter and hopeless romantic to an empowered woman. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
"Koffee usually puts pen to paper to empower and give thanks, but the girl proves herself to be a compelling romantic , too. \u2014 Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone , 24 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1650, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
"1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French romantique , from obsolete romant romance, from Old French romanz":"Adjective"
},
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"r\u0259-",
"r\u014d-\u02c8man-tik"
],
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"bizarro",
"exotic",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"outlandish",
"strange"
],
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"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
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"romantic comedy":{
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"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103402",
"type":[
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"romantic encounter":{
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": a brief romantic relationship":[
"They had a romantic encounter several years ago."
]
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"type":[
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"romantic green":{
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"definitions":{
": warbler green":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112145",
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": romantic":[]
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"first_known_use":{
"1662, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French romantique + English -al":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-t\u0259\u0307k\u0259l"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235648",
"type":[
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"romanticalness":{
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": the quality or state of being romantic":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212742",
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"Definition of romanticise British spelling of romanticize"
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": a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms":[],
": adherence to a romantic attitude or style":[],
": an aspect of romanticism":[],
": the quality or state of being romantic":[]
},
"examples":[
"Try not to discourage the romanticism of college students.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Elle Fanning may be one of the most stylish young actors working in Hollywood today, but her fashion journey has been one defined by a playful sense of romanticism . \u2014 Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism , explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Euphoria favorite Maude Apatow leaned into English rose romanticism , relying on a flawless complexion, nudish-rose lip, and bold brow\u2014along with a razor-sharp bob\u2014to communicate a dreamy feel. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Born in Col\u00f3n Province, Akim has a certain swag and romanticism in his voice that\u2019s best reflected in his reggae plena and R&B fusions. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Overlong and overdramatic, the two-hour-plus biopic does feature some exquisite filmmaking, in scenes where the romanticism of Tchaikovsky\u2019s music is met with flowing camera movements that capture the action in artfully staged tableaux. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Designed and made in France, the home of romanticism , 401 is the ultimate romantic scent for those lustful summer days. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Matt Winn, who managed Churchill Downs at the time, was fostering a romanticism of sorts around horse racing and southern hospitality. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2022",
"There was a romanticism about them, which isn't there anymore. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
},
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"pronounciation":[
"r\u0259-",
"r\u014d-\u02c8man-t\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094534",
"type":[
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"noun,"
]
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": a literary, artistic, and philosophical movement originating in the 18th century, characterized chiefly by a reaction against neoclassicism and an emphasis on the imagination and emotions, and marked especially in English literature by sensibility and the use of autobiographical material, an exaltation of the primitive and the common man, an appreciation of external nature, an interest in the remote, a predilection for melancholy, and the use in poetry of older verse forms":[],
": adherence to a romantic attitude or style":[],
": an aspect of romanticism":[],
": the quality or state of being romantic":[]
},
"examples":[
"Try not to discourage the romanticism of college students.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Elle Fanning may be one of the most stylish young actors working in Hollywood today, but her fashion journey has been one defined by a playful sense of romanticism . \u2014 Vogue , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism , explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"Euphoria favorite Maude Apatow leaned into English rose romanticism , relying on a flawless complexion, nudish-rose lip, and bold brow\u2014along with a razor-sharp bob\u2014to communicate a dreamy feel. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 20 Feb. 2022",
"Born in Col\u00f3n Province, Akim has a certain swag and romanticism in his voice that\u2019s best reflected in his reggae plena and R&B fusions. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Overlong and overdramatic, the two-hour-plus biopic does feature some exquisite filmmaking, in scenes where the romanticism of Tchaikovsky\u2019s music is met with flowing camera movements that capture the action in artfully staged tableaux. \u2014 Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
"Designed and made in France, the home of romanticism , 401 is the ultimate romantic scent for those lustful summer days. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 May 2022",
"Matt Winn, who managed Churchill Downs at the time, was fostering a romanticism of sorts around horse racing and southern hospitality. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 20 Apr. 2022",
"There was a romanticism about them, which isn't there anymore. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021"
],
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"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
},
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"r\u0259-",
"r\u014d-\u02c8man-t\u0259-\u02ccsi-z\u0259m"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020756",
"type":[
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"noun,"
]
},
"romanticity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
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},
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"first_known_use":{
"1782, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccr\u014d\u02ccman\u2027\u02c8tis\u0259t\u0113"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015917",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"deglamorize"
],
"definitions":{
": to hold romantic ideas":[],
": to make romantic : treat as idealized or heroic":[
"romanticize the past"
],
": to present details, incidents, or people in a romantic way":[]
},
"examples":[
"He has romanticized notions of army life.",
"a romanticized view of politics",
"We were romanticizing about the past.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Will Fetters romanticize the billion-dollar business of professional sports. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
"People romanticize the life of a traveling musician, but the reality is never quite equal to the fantasy. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
"As their conversations increasingly turn toward despair, The Girl From Plainville takes pains not to romanticize or condone Michelle and Conrad\u2019s choices. \u2014 Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 Mar. 2022",
"None of this is to romanticize the days of Bill O\u2019Reilly on Fox News. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Impressively, writer Scott Frank manages to not romanticize Beth\u2019s mental health struggles along the way to the happy ending. \u2014 Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com , 3 Feb. 2022",
"Without dismissing small companies for even a second, those who romanticize them reverse causation. \u2014 John Tamny, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Sam wrote it in a way and shot it in a way that does not romanticize drugs \u2014 at least, not for me, anyway. \u2014 M\u00f3nica Marie Zorrilla, Variety , 13 Feb. 2022",
"Morson concludes by quoting with approval Lenin\u2019s denigration of terrorism and his attacks on those who romanticize revolution. \u2014 Gary Saul Morson, The New York Review of Books , 13 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"r\u0259-",
"r\u014d-\u02c8man-t\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bz"
],
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"synonyms":[
"glamorize",
"glamourize",
"glamour (up)",
"glorify",
"idealize"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105445",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"romanticly":{
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"Definition of romanticly archaic variant of romantically"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-043655",
"type":[]
},
"romantico-":{
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": romantic and":[
"romantico -heroic",
"romantico -literary"
]
},
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"history_and_etymology":{
"romantic entry 1":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051906",
"type":[
"combining form"
]
},
"romantism":{
"antonyms":[],
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": romanticism":[
"moonshine romantism idealizing slave-holding aristocrats",
"\u2014 J. F. Dobie"
]
},
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"first_known_use":{
"1828, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French romantisme , from romantique + -isme -ism":""
},
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"r\u014d\u02c8man\u2027\u02cctiz\u0259m"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124915",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"romp":{
"antonyms":[
"caper",
"cavort",
"disport",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"lark",
"rollick",
"sport"
],
"definitions":{
": a light fast-paced narrative, dramatic, or musical work usually in a comic mood":[],
": an episode of lovemaking":[],
": high-spirited, carefree, and boisterous play":[],
": something suggestive of such play: such as":[],
": to move or proceed in a brisk, easy, or playful manner":[],
": to run or play in a lively, carefree, or boisterous manner":[],
": to win a contest easily":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The dogs love a good romp through the woods.",
"The game turned into a romp in the second half.",
"His latest film is a wildly amusing romp .",
"Verb",
"The kids were romping in the yard.",
"the kids romped on the lawn until dinner was ready",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The San Francisco Giants\u2019 right-hander set down all 27 Houston hitters in a 10-0 romp that marked the first and only perfect game in the history of the franchise that was christened the New York Gothams in 1883. \u2014 Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 June 2022",
"Lowry had 35 for Toronto in a 2016 romp over the Heat, and Victor Oladipo had 30 for Indiana in a 2018 loss to Cleveland. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 29 May 2022",
"The two goals in the first half tied a season low set in a 24-6 romp over Albany on March 12. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 8 May 2022",
"The Cleveland Guardians won for the first time with their new name as hot-starting rookie Steven Kwan went 5 for 5 in a 17-3 romp in Kansas City over the Royals. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The Jayhawks survived close matchups with Creighton and Providence in the earlier rounds, and pulled away late in a romp over 10th-seed Miami to reach the Final Four. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Baylor did that last year in a title-game romp over Gonzaga. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Baylor did that last year in a title-game romp over Gonzaga. \u2014 Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Baylor did that last year in a title-game romp over Gonzaga. \u2014 Eddie Pells, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The company hosts weekly farm-to-table barbecues and an annual field day for staff to get outside and romp with kickball, dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee, and calisthenics. \u2014 Nick Davidson, Outside Online , 1 Oct. 2014",
"His 60-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter from Dickey gave the Packers a 7-3 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals, and Green Bay went on to romp , 41-16. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Jan. 2022",
"On-site, there's a pellet stove in the lobby and picnic tables and a fire pit in the yard, where guests can chat with the owner, hang out with her resident pups, or let their own dogs romp off-leash. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 8 Jan. 2022",
"April Stringfield dreamed for years of owning a home with a yard large enough for her son to romp around with his puppy and play with his friends. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And the Utes will romp across the same ground where the Four Horsemen ran, where Archie Griffin and Anthony Davis carried the ball, where Warren Moon and Gary Beban and Jim Plunkett threw it and Don Hutson and Lynn Swann caught it. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"At their best, Infinite's Scorpion tanks romp through strongholds and blow stuff up. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The park\u2019s surfaces \u2014 which come in AstroTurf and gravel \u2014 are power washed at least twice a week, and hotel Wi-Fi is available so owners can work while their pets romp . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The event was less a showdown over who will win the election on November 2, when Adams is expected to romp to victory, than a chance for the moderators and Sliwa to cross-examine the future mayor. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021"
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"Lowry had 35 for Toronto in a 2016 romp over the Heat, and Victor Oladipo had 30 for Indiana in a 2018 loss to Cleveland. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 29 May 2022",
"The two goals in the first half tied a season low set in a 24-6 romp over Albany on March 12. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 8 May 2022",
"The Cleveland Guardians won for the first time with their new name as hot-starting rookie Steven Kwan went 5 for 5 in a 17-3 romp in Kansas City over the Royals. \u2014 Wire Reports, BostonGlobe.com , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The Jayhawks survived close matchups with Creighton and Providence in the earlier rounds, and pulled away late in a romp over 10th-seed Miami to reach the Final Four. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Baylor did that last year in a title-game romp over Gonzaga. \u2014 Eddie Pells, ajc , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Baylor did that last year in a title-game romp over Gonzaga. \u2014 Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Mar. 2022",
"Baylor did that last year in a title-game romp over Gonzaga. \u2014 Eddie Pells, chicagotribune.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"His 60-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter from Dickey gave the Packers a 7-3 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals, and Green Bay went on to romp , 41-16. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 22 Jan. 2022",
"On-site, there's a pellet stove in the lobby and picnic tables and a fire pit in the yard, where guests can chat with the owner, hang out with her resident pups, or let their own dogs romp off-leash. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 8 Jan. 2022",
"April Stringfield dreamed for years of owning a home with a yard large enough for her son to romp around with his puppy and play with his friends. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
"And the Utes will romp across the same ground where the Four Horsemen ran, where Archie Griffin and Anthony Davis carried the ball, where Warren Moon and Gary Beban and Jim Plunkett threw it and Don Hutson and Lynn Swann caught it. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Dec. 2021",
"At their best, Infinite's Scorpion tanks romp through strongholds and blow stuff up. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2021",
"The park\u2019s surfaces \u2014 which come in AstroTurf and gravel \u2014 are power washed at least twice a week, and hotel Wi-Fi is available so owners can work while their pets romp . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Nov. 2021",
"The event was less a showdown over who will win the election on November 2, when Adams is expected to romp to victory, than a chance for the moderators and Sliwa to cross-examine the future mayor. \u2014 Gregory Krieg, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021"
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