roman | meaning of roman in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Newspapers, printing, publishingromanro‧man /ˈrəʊmən $ ˈroʊ-/ noun [uncountable]    technicalTCN the ordinary style of printing that uses small upright letters, like the style used for printing these words → font, italicsRelated topics: GeographyRomanRoman adjective [usually before noun]    1 SGrelating to ancient Rome or the Roman Empire  an old Roman road  the Roman occupation of Britain2 SGrelating to the city of Rome —Roman noun [countable]Examples from the CorpusRoman• The picture Weiser begins drawing on the white board looks like a diagram of a Roman army.• It would be just her and Roman at the breakfast-table.• Under Augustus legislation was passed to allow freed slaves to marry and their children to become Roman citizens.• The high grey walls of the Roman fort provided a screen for these modern soldiers and their bizarre equipment.