Romance languages

plural noun

1. romance ¹( def 9 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romance languages¹

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she studied Romance languages and sang opera.

From New York Times

It had been planning for a few years to offer Yiddish, which has several dialects composed mostly of Hebrew and German, along with some words from Polish, Russian, and other Slavic and Romance languages.

From Washington Post

In Romance languages, including Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese, the debate over gender-neutral terminology can be particularly fierce because all grammar is gendered.

From New York Times

Like other Romance languages, Spanish divides most endings of nouns into masculine o’s or feminine a’s.

From Washington Times

Like other Romance languages, Spanish divides endings of nouns into masculine “o’s” or feminine “a’s”.

From Washington Times