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Roman

Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman art.

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European 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.

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Italian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.

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Palatine 76% connected

Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.

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Romanic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.

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Romanic 74% connected

Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.

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Papist 92% connected

A Roman catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and the authority of the pope; -- an offensive designation applied to Roman Catholics by thei…

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Papistic 92% connected

Alt. of Papistical

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Papistical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the Church of Rome and its doctrines and ceremonies; pertaining to popery; popish; -- used disparagingly.

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Popish 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope; hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; -- often used opprobriously.

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Romanic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.

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Romanist 92% connected

One who adheres to Romanism.

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Romish 92% connected

Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic Church; -- frequently used in a disparaging sense; as, the Romish church; the Romish religion…

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Adoption noun · 78% connection

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

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Attic noun · 78% connection

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

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Borrowing noun · 78% connection

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc.) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

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Classical adjective · 78% connection

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture; "classical mytho…

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Classical Greek noun · 78% connection

the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

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Combination noun · 78% connection

the act of combining things to form a new whole

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Combining noun · 78% connection

the act of combining things to form a new whole

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Combining form noun · 78% connection

a bound form used only in compounds; "‘hemato-’ is a combining form in words like ‘hematology’"

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Compounding noun · 78% connection

the act of combining things to form a new whole

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Descriptor noun · 78% connection

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected form…

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Erudite adjective · 78% connection

having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"

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form noun · 78% connection

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected form…

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Graeco-Roman adjective · 78% connection

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture; "classical mytho…

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Greco-Roman adjective · 78% connection

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture; "classical mytho…

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Greek noun · 78% connection

the Greek language as spoken and written today

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Hellenic adjective · 78% connection

relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization

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Hellenistic adjective · 78% connection

relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization

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Hellenistical adjective · 78% connection

relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization

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Alternative noun · 78% connection

Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are call…

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Analogy noun · 78% connection

A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise en…

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Ancile noun · 78% connection

The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.

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Appellative noun · 78% connection

A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings…

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Aqueduct noun · 78% connection

A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.

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Automatical adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; --…

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Brave verb · 78% connection

To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at defiance; to defy; to dare.

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Conveyance noun · 78% connection

The instrument or means of carrying or transporting anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or means by which, anything is…

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Corinthian adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans.

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Deed verb · 78% connection

That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive application, including,…

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Extract noun · 78% connection

A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue;…

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Fact noun · 78% connection

The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the…

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