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Noun: roman  row-mun
  1. A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
    - roman type, roman letters, roman print
Verb: Romanize  'row-mu,nIz
  1. Write in the Latin alphabet
    "many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names";
    - Romanise [Brit], Latinize, Latinise [Brit]

Derived forms: Romanizing, Romanizes, Romanized

Type of: proportional font, transcribe, transliterate

Encyclopedia: Roman, Richard

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