Romance

Genre of literature and a family of languages derived from Vulgar Latin.

love story romantic fiction

Romance is a genre of literature characterized by themes of love, adventure, and heroism. It also refers to languages derived from Vulgar Latin.

/rəˈmɑːns/

The term 'Romance' derives from the Latin word 'Romanicus,' referring to languages derived from Vulgar Latin, and later applied to a literary genre.

love story romantic tale Roman language

literature language

historical romance contemporary romance paranormal romance French Spanish Italian

literature Indo-European languages

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