Phrase guide

roman font

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A font that is upright, as opposed to oblique or italic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An oldstyle serif font or typeface (sometimes capitalized "Roman").

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: media, publishing, typography

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noun

Meaning 3

A font supporting the characters of the Latin alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of roman font.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From roman + font.