Definition of romance

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Romance (n.) A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of novel, especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like..

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Romance :: Romance (n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance..
Nigromancien :: Nigromancien (n.) A necromancer.
Chiromancer :: Chiromancer (n.) One who practices chiromancy.
Fiction :: Fiction (n.) Fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances..
Romanesque :: Romanesque (a.) Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.
Romance :: Romance (n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
Romantic :: Romantic (a.) Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking..
Romance :: Romance (v. i.) To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.
Romanza :: Romanza (n.) See Romance, 5..
History :: History (n.) A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a romance; -- distinguished also from annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from personal experience, obse
Denouement :: Denouement (n.) The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe, especially of a drama or a romance..
Romance :: Romance (n.) A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance..
Romance :: Romance (n.) The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the Romanic languages)..
Story :: Story (n.) The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance..
Romancist :: Romancist (n.) A romancer.
Plot :: Plot (n.) In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means..
Thrilling :: Thrilling (a.) Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply moving; as, a thrilling romance..
Intrigue :: Intrigue (v. i.) The plot or romance; a complicated scheme of designs, actions, and events..
Psychagogue :: Psychagogue (n.) A necromancer.
Chiromantist :: Chiromantist (n.) A chiromancer.
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