French

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Etymology

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Formed as an adjective from Old French romanz +‎ -ique. The noun sense is from English romantic, in turn from the French adjective.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁo.mɑ̃.tik/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃tik

Adjective

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romantique (plural romantiques)

  1. romantic

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: romantic
  • Turkish: romantik

Noun

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romantique m or f by sense (plural romantiques)

  1. romantic

References

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  1. ^ Picoche, Jacqueline with Jean-Claude Rolland (2009) “Annexe IV, roman”, in Dictionnaire étymologique du français (in French), Paris: Dictionnaires Le Robert

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