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roman(dictionary)
Roman law(encyclopedia)
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roman(medicine)
Roman law(dictionary)
Roman(2)(dictionary)
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footing (oh) and Roman(2) (iou)


footing (oh)



[singular] the conditions or arrangements on which something is based
put/place sth on a ... footing
::He wanted to put their relationship on a permanent footing.
a financial/commercial/legal etc footing
::The city started the new year on a stronger financial footing.
on an equal footing (with sb/sth)/on the same footing (as sb/sth)
(=in the same state or condition as Other people or things)
::The new law puts women on an equal legal footing with men.
::Many of the old polytechnics are now on the same footing as universities.
a sound/firm/secure footing
::They managed to get the business onto a more secure footing.
::The whole country was on a war footing (=ready to go to war at any time) .
[singular] a firm hold with your feet when you are standing on a dangerous surface
::Seb struggled to keep his footing on the slippery path.
lose/miss your footing
(=be unable to keep standing or balancing)
::The girl lost her footing and fell about 150 feet.
[C usually plural] the solid base of bricks, stone etc that is under a building to support it and fasten it to the ground
-synonym foundation foundation

Roman(2) (iou)



Roman noun1. OE.
[In sense 1 directly from Latin Romanus (see ROMAN adjective); in Other senses formed as ROMAN adjective.]
a. A native or inhabitant of ancient Rome; a citizen, soldier, etc., belonging to the ancient Roman Republic or Empire. OE.
b. A native or inhabitant of medieval or modern Rome. M16.
In pl. The Christians of ancient Rome; in pl. (treated as sing.), St Paul's Epistle to the Romans, a book of the New Testament. LME.
A member of the Roman Catholic Church. M16.
a. The Italian dialect of modern Rome. L16.
b. Latin. rare. M17.
(roman.) Roman type; in pl., letters of a roman font. Cf. ROMAN adjective 3. L16.
Phrases: Emperor of the Romans, King of the Romans Hist. the sovereign head of the Holy Roman Empire.