Толковый словарь английского языка - roman

I. noun Etymology: partly from Middle English, from Old English, from Latin ~us, adjective & noun, from Roma Rome; partly from Middle English Romain, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~us Date: before 12th century 1. a native or resident of Rome, a citizen of ancient Rome or of the ~ Empire, ~ Catholic, roman letters or type, II. adjective Date: 14th century of or relating to Rome or the people of Rome, 2. Latin 1a, of or relating to the Latin alphabet, of or relating to a type style with upright characters, of or relating to the see of Rome or the ~ Catholic Church, having a semicircular intrados , having a prominent slightly aquiline bridge