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Roman holidays

Roman holidays is the plural of Roman holiday.

Meaning of Roman holiday

Noun

Roman holiday (plural Roman holidays)

  1. A form of public entertainment characterized by violence, degradation and suffering.
    • Two guys swung at each other's legs with whips, skipping into the air. Such Roman holiday high jinks were not reassuring to me.1958, Saul Bellow, Henderson the Rain King

Questions about Roman holidays

What is Roman holidays the plural of?
Roman holidays is the plural of Roman holiday.

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