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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet proper noun: a pair of lovers, particularly if they are young, visibly enamored, and come from families or groups that are on opposing sides of a dispute.

romeo and juliet: a pair of lovers, particularly if they are young, visibly enamored, and come from families or...
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Proper noun

Romeo and Juliet

  1. A pair of lovers, particularly if they are young, visibly enamored, and come from families or groups that are on opposing sides of a dispute.
    • Unlike cynical you, however, I do believe a Romeo and Juliet love is possible.1996, Katherine Stone, Rainbows, page 73
    • We all married—well, most of us married—for love, for some version of Sinatra and Casablanca love, for a love that would light up our lives and cast out fear, for a Romeo and Juliet love (except with a better ending), for a love that the poet John Donne once wrote "makes one little room an...2008, Judith Viorst, Grown-Up Marriage: What We Know, Wish We Had Known, and Still Need to Know, page 6

Romeo and Juliet meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

Romeo and Juliet in Arabic

the tragedy
رُومْيُو وَجُولِيِيت rūmyū wa-jūliyit

Romeo and Juliet in Vietnamese

the tragedy
Romeo và Juliet

Forms of Romeo and Juliet

alternative formRomeo & Juliet

Origin of Romeo and Juliet

From a tragedy, written by Shakespeare, about two young lovers named Romeo and Juliet whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families.

Words formed from Romeo and Juliet

Questions about Romeo and Juliet

What does Romeo and Juliet mean?
Romeo and Juliet means a pair of lovers, particularly if they are young, visibly enamored, and come from families or groups that are on opposing sides of a dispute.
What is Romeo and Juliet in Arabic?
Romeo and Juliet in Arabic is رُومْيُو وَجُولِيِيت (rūmyū wa-jūliyit). See Romeo and Juliet meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Romeo and Juliet?
Romeo and Juliet is a proper noun.

Words near Romeo and Juliet in the dictionary

  1. Romeldales
  2. Romelt
  3. romeo
  4. Romeo & Juliet
  5. Romeo & Juliet-esque
  6. Romeo and Juliet
  7. Romeo and Juliet couple
  8. Romeo and Juliet couples
  9. Romeo and Juliet law
  10. Romeo and Juliet laws
  11. Romeo and Juliet-esque

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