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As for my looks, if I didn't look the way I do, I would probably be one of those many faces doing a romcom, which I detest. The way I look has somewhere defined the characters I played. My weakness has become my strength.
Emraan Hashmi

Meaning of "romcom" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROMCOM

Rom(Antic) + com(edy).
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROMCOM

romcom  [ˈrɒmˌkɒm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROMCOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Romcom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROMCOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Romantic comedy film

Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily". Another definition states that its "primary distinguishing feature is a love plot in which two sympathetic and well-matched lovers are united or reconciled". Romantic comedy films are a certain genre of comedy films as well as of romance films, and may also have elements of screwball comedies and stoner comedies. Some television series can also be classified as romantic comedies. In a typical romantic comedy the two lovers tend to be young, likeable, and apparently meant for each other, yet they are kept apart by some complicating circumstance until, surmounting all obstacles, they are finally wed. A wedding-bells, fairy-tale-style happy ending is practically mandatory. Pretty Woman is considered by many critics to be the most successful movie in the genre.

Definition of romcom in the English dictionary

The definition of romcom in the dictionary is a film or television comedy based around the romantic relationships of the characters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROMCOM


aid-de-camp
ˌeɪddəˈkɒm
CARICOM
ˈkærɪˌkɒm
dotcom
ˌdɒtˈkɒm
intercom
ˈɪntəˌkɒm
minicom
ˈmɪnɪˌkɒm
non-com
ˈnɒnˌkɒm
Ofcom
ˈɒfkɒm
Postcomm
ˈpəʊstˌkɒm
Qom
kɒm
satcom
ˈsætˌkɒm
sitcom
ˈsɪtˌkɒm
Syncom
ˈsɪnˌkɒm
telecom
ˈtɛlɪˌkɒm
Telkom
ˈtɛlˌkɒm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROMCOM

romanticisation
romanticism
romanticist
romanticization
romanticize
romanticized
Romany
romanza
romaunt
Romberg
Rome
romeldale
Romeo
Romish
Rommel
Romney
Romney Marsh
romneya
romp
romp home

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROMCOM

atom
bathroom
bedroom
bottom
British Telecom
com
custom
dom
freedom
from
kingdom
mom
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random
Rom
room
som
tom
United Kingdom
vom

Synonyms and antonyms of romcom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «romcom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROMCOM

Find out the translation of romcom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of romcom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «romcom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

romcom
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comedia romántica
570 millions of speakers

English

romcom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

romcom
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

romcom
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

romcom
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

romcom
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Romberg
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comédie romantique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Romberg
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

romcom
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

romcom
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

romcom
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Romberg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

romcom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Romberg
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोमनबर्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Romberg
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

romcom
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

romcom
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

romcom
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ROMCOM
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

romcom
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

romcom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

romcom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

romcom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of romcom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROMCOM»

The term «romcom» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.867 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROMCOM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «romcom» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «romcom» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about romcom

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QUOTES WITH «ROMCOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word romcom.
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Emraan Hashmi
As for my looks, if I didn't look the way I do, I would probably be one of those many faces doing a romcom, which I detest. The way I look has somewhere defined the characters I played. My weakness has become my strength.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROMCOM»

Discover the use of romcom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to romcom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wing Girl: HarperImpulse RomCom
WING GIRL Wing Girl: [wing-gurl] noun 1.
Nic Tatano, 2013
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Boss Girl: HarperImpulse RomCom
~ Sydney Hack is the single, thirtysomething VP of news for a failing network... and she also has a taste for younger men.
Nic Tatano, 2014
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It Girl Episode 3: HarperImpulse RomCom
NEXT ON “IT GIRL”.
Nic Tatano, 2014
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Plus One is a Lucky Number: HarperImpulse RomCom
‘This book encompasses all the elements of a truly fantastic chick-lit novel.’ Cosmochicklitan *NOW INCLUDING BONUS SHORT STORY* The Wedding Favour
Teresa F. Morgan, 2013
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Christmas at Thornton Hall: HarperImpulse RomCom
Need a fun, festive treat to warm you up on cold winter nights? Don’t miss this terrific debut from a witty new voice in romantic comedy!
Lynn Marie Hulsman, 2013
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Romantic Comedy: Boy Meets Girl Meets Genre
Similarly, My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) blends the superhero film and romcom to poke fun at both cycles, again exploiting a younger audience's insider knowledge of hallowed romcom characteristics. Less slapstick employment of the usual ...
Tamar Jeffers McDonald, 2013
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Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down: Images of Pregnancy in Hollywood ...
2. MOMCOM. AS. ROMCOM. PREGNANCY. AS. A. VEHICLE. FOR. ROMANCE. IF THE FIRST romantic “screwball” comedies were named after the screwballpitchin baseball—a pitchthat curvesin ways that you don't expect—then the recent ...
Kelly Oliver, 2013
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The Last Girlfriend on Earth
While many finditdifficult totranslatetheir comedy from the stage to the page, Richdemonstrates that not only is he capable of doing so, he's good at it too” The List Praise forWhat in God'sName “Divinelyfunny” Vanity Fair “A romcom with ...
Simon Rich, 2013
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USA TODAY Everyday Logic: 200 Puzzles
The “romcom” involves three more days' work than the Jodie Dent film (clue 1), so it is not ten days, since the seven days of work is on the Paddy Britt picture. Therefore Sarah's romcom must be giving her seven days' work and the Jodie Dent ...
USA Today, 2009
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Turkish German Cinema in the New Millennium: Sites, Sounds, ...
Chapter. 1. my. BiG. faT. Turkish. weddinG: from. CulTure. Clash. To. romCom. Daniela. Berghahn. From the destructive fantasy of a wedding that never takes place in Shirins Hochzeit (Shirin's Wedding, 1976) to the misery and even tragedy ...
Sabine Hake, Barbara Mennel, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROMCOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term romcom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Not love actually: why Britons ended their affair with the romcom
British romcoms such as Notting Hill and Bridget Jones used to woo audiences at home and abroad. Now, film-goers and studios have turned their backs on ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
'Catastrophe' Is the RomCom We've Been Waiting For
catastrophe A long weekend is approaching, thanks to July 4th, and my strong recommendation is that you binge watch a show about an American abandoning ... «Splitsider, Jul 15»
3
My Jihad: a romcom that merits more exposure than BBC3's online …
Nothing better than a good old-fashioned romantic comedy, is there? ... So My Jihad is simply an excellent romcom, ticking all the boxes of magical initial spark, ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Jiiva to play a chef in Deekay's romcom
The film is a romcom and though we have seen innumerable films in this genre, the screenplay will be different here," he says. The team will be shooting in ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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Simon Pegg on his new romcom film Man Up
"I think people have adopted that attitude to romcoms because the films have been slightly diluted over the years. They [the film-makers] have decided that the ... «Western Morning News, May 15»
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SNL's Black Widow romcom is a parody that's all too real
Let's face it, Marvel has done an absolutely fantastic job in making Black Widow into a fully-rounded character in the Avengers franchise. Did you notice that they ... «The Verge, May 15»
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Sparks Fly Between Simon Pegg and Lake Bell in Romcom
There are those who mourn the death of the classic romcom, and those who prefer the genre in its newer, more Apatovian incarnation. Both groups would do ... «/FILM, Apr 15»
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Romcom cements Dori, Pol-ka pact
MIPTV: Israel's Dori Media Group and Argentinian prodco Pol-ka Productions have extended their partnership with new coproduced romantic comedy series ... «C21Media, Apr 15»
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Screen legend Rutger Hauer joins cast of Scots indie romcom
The screen legend, who has appeared in Blade Runner, Batman Begins and Sin City, will appear in Journey Bound, which tells the tale of a young lawyer ... «Herald Scotland, Mar 15»
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Bollywood romcom gets extension on almost 20-year run
The romantic comedy "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", which translates as "The Brave-Hearted Will Take The Bride", first began showing at Mumbai's Maratha ... «Business Insider, Feb 15»

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