Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A French hero celebrated in medieval chansons de geste as the nephew of Charlemagne and defender of Christianity who was killed in battle against the Saracens at Roncesvalles.
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- proper noun A male
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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William the Conqueror's army at Hastings, marched before the Norman troops, so said the tradition, singing 'of Charlemagne and of Roland and of Oliver, and of the vassals who died at Roncevaux'; and it is suggested that in the _Chanson de Roland_ by one Turoldus or Théroulde,
Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Various
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Roland is the absolute master of the _Song of Roland_.
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Roland is the hero of Théroulde’s _Chanson de Roland_; of Turpin’s
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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Then someone had thrown a Molotov cocktail through the club's front window (Molotov cocktail\nd& a term Roland understood), and before you could say Take my mother-in-law ... please, the place was on fire.
The Dark Tower King, Stephen 2004
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Roland is so much easier to type than Andre is, so I changed his name.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Brian Taylor’s Review Forum 2009
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Surprise surprise: Roland is his doctor and ends up guiding his treatment.
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Roland is not qualified to participate as long as he has already made up his mind as pro Obama. i wonder why Roland cannot defend Pres.
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I dare not dream of a day when the story of Roland is told on the silver screen, as the adaptation would most likely be lacking severely, but a graphic novel ... there's a medium that could really get knee deep in the subject matter.
Getting Graphic: "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born" by Peter David 2010
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I felt that the panels discussion was good and Roland is right about most of what he said.
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Roland is right, there are certain code words used that are racist substitutesWe can still focus on healthcare, but America needs to address this race issue also.
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