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romanette

romanette noun: a Roman numeral in lower case, such as “ii”, as frequently introduces list items; or, a list item introduced by such.

Noun

romanette (plural romanettes)

  1. (US, colloquial) A Roman numeral in lower case, such as “ii”, as frequently introduces list items; or, a list item introduced by such.
    • The court held that romanette (ii) of the statute in issue did not limit eligibility for legal relief.
    • […] (romanette (ii) in the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation waiver-of-liability provision included in footnote 1) […]1993, Dan K. Webb et al., Corporate Internal Investigations, →ISBN, page 3.14

Forms of romanette

pluralromanettes

Origin of romanette

From Roman (numeral) + -ette (“a diminutive”).

Questions about romanette

What does romanette mean?
Romanette means a Roman numeral in lower case, such as “ii”, as frequently introduces list items; or, a list item introduced by such.
What part of speech is romanette?
Romanette is a noun.
What is the plural of romanette?
The plural of romanette is romanettes.

Words near romanette in the dictionary

  1. romanesca
  2. romanescas
  3. romanesco
  4. romanescos
  5. romanesque
  6. romanette
  7. romanettes
  8. Romanhood
  9. Romani
  10. Romani studies
  11. Romania

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