/ rəʊˈmæns; ˈrəʊmæns; NAmE ˈroʊ-/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ C ] an exciting, usually short, relationship between two people who are in love with each other :
a holiday romance
They had a whirlwind romance .
2.
[ U ] love or the feeling of being in love :
Spring is here and romance is in the air.
How can you put the romance back into your marriage?
3.
[ U ] a feeling of excitement and adventure, especially connected to a particular place or activity :
the romance of travel
4.
[ C ] a story about a love affair :
She's a compulsive reader of romances.
5.
[ C ] a story of excitement and adventure, often set in the past :
medieval romances
■ verb
1.
[ v ] to tell stories that are not true or to describe sth in a way that makes it seem more exciting or interesting than it really is
2.
[ vn ] to have or to try to have a romantic relationship with sb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Romance , originally denoting a composition in the vernacular as opposed to works in Latin. Early use denoted vernacular verse on the theme of chivalry; the sense genre centred on romantic love dates from the mid 17th cent.