romance

/rəʊˈmæns/ noun

Definition

LOVE [C, U] › an exciting relationship of love between two people, often a short one: They got married last September after a whirlwind romance.

STORY [C] › a story about love

EXCITEMENT [U] › a feeling of excitement or exciting danger: the romance of the sea

(Definition of romance noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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