"Roman holiday" meaning in All languages combined

See Roman holiday on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Roman holidays [plural]
Etymology: From the gladiatorial contests of Ancient Rome. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Roman holiday (plural Roman holidays)
  1. A form of public entertainment characterized by violence, degradation and suffering.
    Sense id: en-Roman_holiday-en-noun-PHBj2JNT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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