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How to pronounce romance
Say it like this: /ˈroʊˌmæn(t)s/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does romance mean?
nounAn intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
“Everybody's working for the weekend Everybody wants a new romance.”
A strong obsession or attachment for something or someone.
Idealized love which is pure or beautiful.
verbTo woo; to court.
“In the ghetto, the gentle Barber romances a defiant washerwoman, Hannah, who is played by Chaplin's wife at the time, Paulette Goddard.”
To write or tell romantic stories, poetry, letters, etc.
To talk extravagantly and imaginatively; to build castles in the air.
adjOf or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.
“In this paper we will concentrate on the problem posed by Iberian Romance languages (i.e. Catalan, Portuguese, and Spanish), …”
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