(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.
(n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events,
resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life,
was a romance.
(n.) A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to
ignore what is real; as, a girl full of 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).
(n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short
instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as
Romance.
(v. i.) To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant
stories.
