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romance

1 romance /roʊˈmæns/ noun
plural romances
1 romance
/roʊˈmæns/
noun
plural romances
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROMANCE
: an exciting and usually short relationship between lovers
[count]
[noncount]
[noncount] : the feeling of being in love
[count]
: an exciting story often set in the past
: a love story
often used before another noun
[noncount]
: the quality of something that makes it exciting and attractive
: the excitement or emotional attraction that people feel for something
2 romance /roʊˈmæns/ verb
romances; romanced; romancing
2 romance
/roʊˈmæns/
verb
romances; romanced; romancing
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROMANCE
[+ object] : to have or try to have a romantic relationship with (someone)
[+ object] US : to give special attention to (someone) in order to get something that you want from that person
[no object] : to talk about something in a way that makes it seem better than it really is