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romaunt

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɹəˈmɔːnt/
  • /ɹəʊˈmɔːnt/
  • rhymes with -ɔːnt

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noun

Meaning 1

A romantic story told in verse; a romance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Examples

  • 1844, Caroline de Crespigny (translator), Ernst Schulze, The Enchanted Rose: A Romaunt in Three Cantos, [1818, Ernst Schulze, Die Bezauberte Rose: Romantisches Gedicht in drei Gesängen], W. Hoffmeister.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romaunt From Old French romaunt (modern roman), variant of romanz.