romance

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation[change]

  • (US) IPA (key): /roʊˈmæns/ or /ˈroʊˌmæns/, enPR: rō-măns'
  • (UK) IPA (key): /rəˈmæns/ or /ˈrəʊˌmæns/
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Noun[change]

Singular
romance

Plural
romances

  1. (countable) A romance is a strong love. If a love is very idealistic, it is called a romance.
    Valentine's Day is a great chance to bring the romance back into your marriage.
  2. (countable) A romance is a story about chivalry. A story about a knight going on a quest is called a romance.
    After she read her son a romance, he pretended to be a knight for an entire week.
  3. (countable) A romance is a story about love.
    They watched a romance movie on their date, and held hands during the kiss scene.

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