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Romeo

[roh-mee-oh]

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noun

the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
any man who is preoccupied with or has a reputation for amatory success with women.
a lover.
She found her Romeo at a charity ball.
(used in communications to represent the letterR. )
a male given name.

Romeo

/ ˈ��əʊ��ɪəʊ /

noun

an ardent male lover
communications a code word for the letter r

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Romeo¹

from the hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1594)

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A source told the BBC Brooklyn had chosen not to go to the party as his younger brother Romeo was attending with a woman Brooklyn had previously been linked to.

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Juliet & Romeo is the first part in a planned pop musical trilogy, hitting cinemas for one night only on 11 June.

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He also spent four years traveling for regional theater, performing in shows including “Romeo & Juliet,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “The Lover” in places like Washington, D.C.,

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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet were fictional teenage lovers, whose forbidden romance ended in tragedy, but who have become synonymous with youthful love.

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The film, often dubbed the Romeo and Juliet of Bollywood cinema, follows Raj and Simran's love story across Europe and India, beginning on a train from King's Cross station.

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Rome Beauty Romeo and Juliet

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