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Roman vs Byzantine - What's the difference?

roman | byzantine |

As nouns the difference between roman and byzantine

is that roman is novel while byzantine is (historical) a byzant (coin).

As an adjective byzantine is

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roman

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of type) Upright, as opposed to italic.
  • (of text, computing) Of or related to the Latin alphabet.

    • Antonyms

    * (upright) italic, italicised, italicized * (upright) oblique, slanted, sloped * (Western European) non-Latin, Central European

    Derived terms

    * Times Roman (proprietary) * Times New Roman (proprietary)

    Anagrams

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    byzantine

    English

    Alternative forms

    * byzantine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Overly complex or intricate.
    • a Byzantine system of regulations
  • Of or pertaining to Byzantium.
  • of a devious, usually stealthy manner, of practice.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul)
  • (history) Belonging to the civilization of the Eastern Roman empire between 331, when its capital was moved to Constantinople, and 1453, when that capital was conquered by the Turks and ultimately renamed Istanbul.
  • (coin)