romanesque

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See also: Romanesque

English

Adjective

romanesque (comparative more romanesque, superlative most romanesque)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Romanesque

French

Etymology

From roman +‎ -esque.

Pronunciation

Adjective

romanesque (plural romanesques)

  1. romantic (fiction etc)

Noun

romanesque m (plural romanesques)

  1. (literature) fiction
  2. (figurative) glamour, excitement, romance
    • 2022 January 3, “Igor Bogdanoff est mort du Covid-19, six jours après son frère jumeau Grichka”, in Le Monde:
      Le romanesque des origines des Bogdanoff, qu’ils furent les premiers à alimenter, a participé tout autant au mystère entourant leurs personnages que le récit de la transformation de leurs visages : []
      The romance of the Bogdanoffs' origins, which they were the first to feed, participated as much in the mystery around their personalities which had received as much transformation as had their faces:

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