Rom

[ rohm ]

/ roʊm /

noun, plural Roms, (especially collectively) Rom.

an individual member of the Romani people, or Roma, especially a man or boy.

Origin of Rom

First recorded in 1835–45; from Romani: “man, married man”; compare Sanskrit ḍomba, ḍoma “a low-caste minstrel,” probably from a Dravidian language; compare Kannada ḍomba, ḍoma, Tamil dommara “caste of jugglers”

usage note for Rom

See Roma¹.

Words nearby Rom

roll with the punches, roll-your-own, Rolodex, Rölvaag, roly-poly, Rom, Roma, Romagna, Romaic, romaine, Romains

Definition for Rom (2 of 4)

ROM

[ rom ]

/ rɒm /

noun

computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user.

Compare PROM, RAM.

Origin of ROM

r(ead)-o(nly)m(emory)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ROM

RAM, ROM

Definition for Rom (3 of 4)

rom.

roman (printing type).

Definition for Rom (4 of 4)

Rom.

abbreviation

Roman.

Romance.Also Rom

Romania.

Romanian.Also Rom

Romanic.Also Rom

Bible. Romans (New Testament).

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Example sentences from the Web for Rom

We are left with stalwart genres (action, rom com) and classic roles (prude, seductress, jock, backstory-less best friend).
It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV|Amy Zimmerman|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
William will be back flying helicopters on his regular shifts in Wales rom today.
Prince William's Paternity Leave Ends|Tom Sykes|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was watching basketball on TV with my 14-year-old son Jesse, who is a Rom adopted at age 4½ from an orphanage in Bulgaria.
The New Movie Parents Hate|Melissa Fay Greene|July 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The quality and incapacity of the fallen race is accurately described in Rom.
Satan|Lewis Sperry Chafer

It is deeply interesting to the spiritual mind to mark how sedulously the Spirit of God, in Rom.
Notes on the Book of Genesis|Charles Henry Mackintosh
The good of many is to be preferred before the good of few, and public good to be valued above private, Rom.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)|Richard Baxter
As sin is the transgression of the law, and where no law is there is no transgression—1 John 3:4, Rom.
Tracts on the Sabbath|Various
Give place to others, and in honour prefer others, and seek not to be preferred before them, Rom.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (1 of 4)

Rom

/ (rɒm) /

noun plural Roma (ˈrɒmə)

a male Gypsy

Word Origin for Rom

Romany

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (2 of 4)

ROM

/ (rɒm) /

n acronym for computing

read only memory: a storage device that holds data permanently and cannot in normal circumstances be altered by the programmer

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (3 of 4)

rom.

/ printing /

abbreviation for

roman (type)

British Dictionary definitions for Rom (4 of 4)

Rom.

abbreviation for

Roman

Romance (languages)

Bible Romans

Romania(n)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Rom

ROM

Acronym for read only memory, which refers to a memory system, such as a commercial CD, which can be read but which cannot be altered. (Compare RAM.)

Medical definitions for Rom

ROM

abbr.

range of motion

Scientific definitions for Rom

ROM

[ rŏm ]

Short for read-only memory. Computer hardware that stores programs or data that cannot be added to, modified, or deleted. ROM does not require power to maintain its contents, and is often used to save instructions that enable the computer's operating system to communicate with other hardware.

单词	rom
释义	Rom [ rohm ] / roʊm / noun, plural Roms, (especially collectively) Rom. an individual member of the Romani people, or Roma, especially a man or boy. Origin of Rom First recorded in 1835–45; from Romani: “man, married man”; compare Sanskrit ḍomba, ḍoma “a low-caste minstrel,” probably from a Dravidian language; compare Kannada ḍomba, ḍoma, Tamil dommara “caste of jugglers” usage note for Rom See Roma¹. Words nearby Rom roll with the punches, roll-your-own, Rolodex, Rölvaag, roly-poly, Rom, Roma, Romagna, Romaic, romaine, Romains Definition for Rom (2 of 4) ROM [ rom ] / rɒm / noun computer memory in which program instructions, operating procedures, or other data are permanently stored, generally on electronic chips during manufacture, and that ordinarily cannot be changed by the user. Compare PROM, RAM. Origin of ROM r(ead)-o(nly)m(emory) WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ROM RAM, ROM Definition for Rom (3 of 4) rom. roman (printing type). Definition for Rom (4 of 4) Rom. abbreviation Roman. Romance.Also Rom Romania. Romanian.Also Rom Romanic.Also Rom Bible. Romans (New Testament). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Rom We are left with stalwart genres (action, rom com) and classic roles (prude, seductress, jock, backstory-less best friend). It Ain't Easy Being Bisexual on TV\|Amy Zimmerman\|August 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST William will be back flying helicopters on his regular shifts in Wales rom today. Prince William's Paternity Leave Ends\|Tom Sykes\|August 7, 2013\|DAILY BEAST I was watching basketball on TV with my 14-year-old son Jesse, who is a Rom adopted at age 4½ from an orphanage in Bulgaria. The New Movie Parents Hate\|Melissa Fay Greene\|July 15, 2009\|DAILY BEAST The quality and incapacity of the fallen race is accurately described in Rom. Satan\|Lewis Sperry Chafer It is deeply interesting to the spiritual mind to mark how sedulously the Spirit of God, in Rom. Notes on the Book of Genesis\|Charles Henry Mackintosh The good of many is to be preferred before the good of few, and public good to be valued above private, Rom. A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4)\|Richard Baxter As sin is the transgression of the law, and where no law is there is no transgression—1 John 3:4, Rom. Tracts on the Sabbath\|Various Give place to others, and in honour prefer others, and seek not to be preferred before them, Rom. A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4)\|Richard Baxter British Dictionary definitions for Rom (1 of 4) Rom / (rɒm) / noun plural Roma (ˈrɒmə) a male Gypsy Word Origin for Rom Romany British Dictionary definitions for Rom (2 of 4) ROM / (rɒm) / n acronym for computing read only memory: a storage device that holds data permanently and cannot in normal circumstances be altered by the programmer British Dictionary definitions for Rom (3 of 4) rom. / printing / abbreviation for roman (type) British Dictionary definitions for Rom (4 of 4) Rom. abbreviation for Roman Romance (languages) Bible Romans Romania(n) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Rom ROM Acronym for read only memory, which refers to a memory system, such as a commercial CD, which can be read but which cannot be altered. (Compare RAM.) The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for Rom ROM abbr. range of motion The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for Rom ROM [ rŏm ] Short for read-only memory. Computer hardware that stores programs or data that cannot be added to, modified, or deleted. ROM does not require power to maintain its contents, and is often used to save instructions that enable the computer's operating system to communicate with other hardware. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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