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(1):

(n.) A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.

(2):

(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.

(3):

(n.) An adventure, or series of extraordinary events, resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship, or his life, was a romance.

(4):

(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).

(5):

(n.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.

(6):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as Romance.

(7):

(v. i.) To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Romance'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/romance.html. 1828.
 
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