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romance noun 1 a love affair. 2 sentimentalized or idealized love, valued especially for its beauty, purity and the mutual devotion of the lovers. 3 the atmosphere, feelings or behaviour associated with romantic love. 4 a sentimental account, especially in writing or on film, of a love affair. 5 such writing, films, etc as a group or genre. 6 a fictitious story which deals with imaginary, adventurous and mysterious events, characters, places, etc. 7 a medieval verse narrative dealing with chivalry, highly idealized love and fantastic adventures. 8 an exaggeration or absurd account or lie. 9 (Romance) the group of languages, including French, Spanish, Italian and Romanian, which have developed from Latin. 10 music a short, informal, ballad-like piece. adj (Romance) belonging or relating to the languages which have developed from Latin, such as French, Spanish, Italian and Romanian. verb (romanced, romancing) 1 to try to win someone's love. 2 intrans to talk or write extravagantly, romantically or fantastically. 3 intrans to lie. romancer noun. romancing noun, adj.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French romans, from Latin Romanicus Roman.