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   Ramon Lully
         n 1: Spanish philosopher (1235-1315) [syn: {Lully}, {Raymond
               Lully}, {Ramon Lully}]

English Dictionary: Ramon Lully by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
romaine lettuce
n
  1. lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {cos lettuce}, romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia]
  2. lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
    Synonym(s): cos, cos lettuce, romaine, romaine lettuce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Roman alphabet
n
  1. the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
    Synonym(s): Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Roman law
n
  1. the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
    Synonym(s): Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Roman Legion
n
  1. a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roman letters
n
  1. a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: roman, roman type, roman letters, roman print]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Roman mile
n
  1. an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards
    Synonym(s): mile, Roman mile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Romanal
n
  1. an artificial language
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Renownless \Re*nown"less\, a.
      Without renown; inglorius.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Roman \Ro"man\, a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain.
      Cf. {Romaic}, {Romance}, {Romantic}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or
            characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done
            by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman
            art.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion;
            professing that religion.
  
      3. (Print.)
            (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type
                  ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic
                  characters.
            (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i.,
                  iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from
                  the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.
  
      {Roman alum} (Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly
            obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and
            highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from
            iron.
  
      {Roman balance}, a form of balance nearly resembling the
            modern steelyard. See the Note under {Balance}, n., 1.
  
      {Roman candle}, a kind of firework (generally held in the
            hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower
            of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant
            balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they
            become ignited.
  
      {Roman Catholic}, of, pertaining to, or the religion of that
            church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a
            Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.
  
      {Roman cement}, a cement having the property of hardening
            under water; a species of hydraulic cement.
  
      {Roman law}. See under {Law}.
  
      {Roman nose}, a nose somewhat aquiline.
  
      {Roman ocher}, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and
            durable, used by artists. --Ure.
  
      {Roman order} (Arch.), the composite order. See {Composite},
            a., 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a
            given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite
            fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of
            temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay
            Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}.
  
      {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under
            {International}.
  
      {Law of nature}.
            (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant
                  action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death
                  is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.
                  See {Law}, 4.
            (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality
                  deducible from a study of the nature and natural
                  relations of human beings independent of supernatural
                  revelation or of municipal and social usages.
  
      {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the
            land.
  
      {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}.
  
      {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac
            Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or
            of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as
            it is made to change that state by external force. (2)
            Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,
            and takes place in the direction in which the force is
            impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to
            action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon
            each other are always equal and in opposite directions.
  
      {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch
            of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,
            such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.
            --Bouvier.
  
      {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above).
  
      {Martial law}.See under {Martial}.
  
      {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law,
            consisting of rules ordained for the government of the
            military force of a state in peace and war, and
            administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's
            Blackstone.
  
      {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and
            wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten
            commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2.
  
      {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3.
           
  
      {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the
            supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing
            some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from
            international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1.
  
      {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}.
  
      {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the
            codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of
            ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws
            of the several European countries and colonies founded by
            them. See {Civil law} (above).
  
      {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive
            enactments of the legislative body.
  
      {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}.
  
      {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by
            bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute
            some one.
  
      {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to
            bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.
            --Addison.
  
      {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}.
  
      Syn: Justice; equity.
  
      Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict},
                  {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with
                  reference to, or in connection with, the other words
                  here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one
                  who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a
                  particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly
                  enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action
                  founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of
                  justice. A regulation is a limited and often,
                  temporary law, intended to secure some particular end
                  or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a
                  sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A
                  decree is a permanent order either of a court or of
                  the executive government. See {Justice}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Roman \Ro"man\, a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain.
      Cf. {Romaic}, {Romance}, {Romantic}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or
            characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done
            by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman
            art.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion;
            professing that religion.
  
      3. (Print.)
            (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type
                  ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic
                  characters.
            (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i.,
                  iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from
                  the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.
  
      {Roman alum} (Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly
            obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and
            highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from
            iron.
  
      {Roman balance}, a form of balance nearly resembling the
            modern steelyard. See the Note under {Balance}, n., 1.
  
      {Roman candle}, a kind of firework (generally held in the
            hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower
            of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant
            balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they
            become ignited.
  
      {Roman Catholic}, of, pertaining to, or the religion of that
            church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a
            Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.
  
      {Roman cement}, a cement having the property of hardening
            under water; a species of hydraulic cement.
  
      {Roman law}. See under {Law}.
  
      {Roman nose}, a nose somewhat aquiline.
  
      {Roman ocher}, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and
            durable, used by artists. --Ure.
  
      {Roman order} (Arch.), the composite order. See {Composite},
            a., 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mile \Mile\, n. [AS. m[c6]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille
      a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill}
      the tenth of a cent, {Million}.]
      A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England
      and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.
  
      Note: The distance called a mile varies greatly in different
               countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182;
               in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary,
               9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in
               Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in
               England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552;
               in the Netherlands, 1,094.
  
      {Geographical}, [or] {Nautical mile}, one sixtieth of a
            degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.
  
      {Mile run}. Same as {Train mile}. See under {Train}.
  
      {Roman mile}, a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English
            measure.
  
      {Statute mile}, a mile conforming to statute, that is, in
            England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as
            distinguished from any other mile.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ruminal \Rumi*nal\, a. [L. ruminalis.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Ruminant; ruminating. [R.]
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