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/ɹoʊˈmeɪn/ · noun
Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”)..
Use romaine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Romaine means Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”)..
Common synonyms include cos, cos lettuce, romaine lettuce.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use romaine where its definition matches the intended context.
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