roman

• Relatif à la Rome antique ou à son empire, ou décrivant un style d'architecture, d'art ou de typographie issu de la Rome antique ou qui s'en inspire.

Relating to ancient Rome or its empire, or describing a style of architecture, art, or typeface originating from or inspired by ancient Rome.

1. Relating to ancient RomeB1formal

   Connected with the ancient city of Rome, its empire, or its civilization.

   relatif à la Rome antique

   • They studied Roman architecture in history class.
   • The Roman Empire was one of the largest in history.
   • Roman numerals are still used in some contexts today.

   Synonymesclassicallatin

2. Relating to the Roman Catholic ChurchB2formal

   Connected with the Roman Catholic Church, especially its traditions or authority.

   relatif à l'Église catholique romaine

   • The Roman Catholic Church has a long history.
   • He is a Roman Catholic priest.
   • The Roman rite is the most common liturgical rite in the Catholic Church.

   Synonymescatholicpapalpapistromanistromish

3. Typeface styleB2formal

   Describing a plain, upright style of printing type, as opposed to italic or bold.

   Style de caractère romain

   • The text is set in a roman typeface.
   • Please use roman font for the body of the document.
   • The title is in bold, but the rest is in roman.

   Synonymesnormalplainregularupright

   Antonymesbolditalicoblique

• Nom désignant un style de caractères typographiques inspiré des inscriptions romaines antiques, avec des lettres droites et des empattements, par opposition aux caractères italiques ou gothiques.

A noun referring to a typeface or style of lettering based on the characters used in ancient Roman inscriptions, characterized by upright, serifed letters.

1. B2formal

   A style of typeface characterized by upright letters with serifs, based on ancient Roman inscriptions.

   Caractère romain

   • The document was printed in a classic roman typeface.
   • Many books use roman fonts for their main text.
   • The designer chose a roman style for the formal invitation.