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rom

/ɹɒm//ɹəʊm/

rom is the abbreviation of roman.

Meaning of roman

Adjective

roman (not comparable)

  1. Upright, as opposed to italic.
    • In some early printed Bibles quoted text is indicated by changing the font from roman to italic.2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 48
  2. Of or related to the Latin alphabet or roman numerals.

See all 22 meanings of roman

Proper noun (1) capitalized: ROM

ROM

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Romania.

Noun (1) capitalized: ROM

ROM (countable and uncountable, plural ROMs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of read-only memory.
  2. A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
  3. (broadly) The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
  4. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of range of motion.
  5. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of rupture of membranes.
  6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of return on margin.
  7. (abbreviation, initialism, estimating and purchasing) Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
  8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of run of month.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Rom

Rom

  1. (rare) The Romani language.

Noun (2) capitalized: Rom

Rom (plural Roms or Roma)

  1. A member of the Romani people.
  2. A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
    Synonyms:
    Romani, Roma, Gypsy, tzigane

Adjective capitalized: Rom

Rom (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Rom

the Rom

  1. A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.

Synonyms of rom

Forms of rom

pluralROMs
pluralRoms
pluralRoma

Origin of rom

In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma. Doublet of Dom. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information. Not related to Romanian or Roman.

Back-formation from Romford.

Words formed from rom

Phrases with rom

Words that rhyme with rom

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Questions about rom

What does rom mean?
Rom means a software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
What is rom the abbreviation of?
Rom is the abbreviation of roman.
What part of speech is rom?
Rom can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce rom?
Rom is pronounced /ɹɒm/.

Words near rom in the dictionary

  1. Roly
  2. roly-polies
  3. roly-poly
  4. roly-polys
  5. rolziracetam
  6. rom
  7. rom com
  8. rom coms
  9. rom-com
  10. rom-commy
  11. rom-coms

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: rom (page history and authors); ROM (page history and authors); Rom (page history and authors); roman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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