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Dictionary » R » Romantic Romanticromantic 1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking. Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such a persuasion? (south) Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented as chimerical and romantic. (Addison) 2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind. 3. Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the middle ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets. 4. Characterised by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape. Synonym: sentimental, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, extravagant, wild, chimerical. Origin: F. Romantique, fr. OF. Romant. See Romance. ![]()
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Results from our forumPitfalls of Evolutionary Psychology: Exaptation... issue is with love and human relationships. Evolutionary psychology might have us believe that the only reason why we display behavior entailing romantic love, platonic love for friends and family, compassion, or sex; all of these things can be reduced to direct byproducts of evolutionary processes. ...
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Mating Behaviours... a sound "click-click" generated from their tiny jaws, then they start to make a pair-bond. They keep changing color and perform a very romantic, long-lasting sexual dancing ritual before at the end when the female decided to save eggs to her partner, to allow him to be "pregnant"
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bacteria having multiple genders?Yeah, incompatibility groups in bacteria same as mating types in yeast, but it's definitely more romantic to think about a male bacteria meeting a good looking female bacteria...
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Urgent: Seahorses... periodically, and sounds like "click...click" from her jaws. This is true, I am no kidding ;) If you see their courtship...aww, it is so romantic. It could last until three days until the female store eggs in male pouch. One thing to admire, they are monogamous, means that when one dies, ...
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The Fiber Disease... heard I'm making a documentary about the health care industry (but the HMOs don't know this, so don't tell them -- they think I'm making a romantic comedy). If you've followed my work over the years, you know that I keep a pretty low profile while I'm making my movies. I don't give interviews, ...
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