"romanette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: romanettes [plural]
Etymology: Roman (numeral) + -ette (“a diminutive”) Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Roman numeral|-ette|alt1=Roman (numeral)|id2=diminutive|t2=a diminutive}} Roman (numeral) + -ette (“a diminutive”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} romanette (plural romanettes)
  1. (colloquial, law, typography, US) A Roman numeral in lower case, such as “ii”, as frequently introduces list items; or, a list item introduced by such. Tags: US, colloquial Categories (topical): Law, Typography
    Sense id: en-romanette-en-noun-eU1karZ6 Categories (other): American English Topics: law, media, publishing, typography

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          "text": "The court held that romanette (ii) of the statute in issue did not limit eligibility for legal relief."
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          "ref": "1993, Dan K. Webb et al., Corporate Internal Investigations, page 3.14",
          "text": "[…] (romanette (ii) in the Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation waiver-of-liability provision included in footnote 1) […]",
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          "ref": "1999, Greg M. Kauppila, Andrew P. Tijan, Rotary valve assembly and method, US Patent 6539829, page 11",
          "text": "This can best be visualized with reference to FIGS. 5, illustrating both ends of the preferred embodiment perforation roll 12 side by side, numbered with romanette numerals i-xii corresponding to the hour positions on a clock face.",
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          "text": "2000 January, Joseph Kimble, “A Modest Wish List for Legal Writing”, originally in TRIAL, reprinted in Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 79, Number 11 (November 2000), pages 1574–1577,\nIn numbering, avoid roman numerals and romanettes (like iii). They are too much like a foreign language."
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