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Rom



Pronunciation: (rōm), [key]
—n.
a Gypsy man or boy.

ROM



Pronunciation: (rom), [key]
—n.
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. Cf. PROM, RAM.

Rom.




1. Roman.
2. Romance.
3. Romania.
4. Romanian.
5. Romanic.
6. Romans (New Testament). Also,Rom (for defs. 2, 5).

rom.




roman (printing type).

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