Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A man who is devoted to lovemaking or the pursuit of love.
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- n. The letter R in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
- proper n. One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
- proper n. A boyfriend.
- proper n. A man who is a great lover.
- proper n. By analogy with the Shakespearean character, a man who is in love with a woman from a family, party or country opposing his own.
- proper n. A man who has married without the consent of his parents-in-law.
- proper n. The letter R in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an ardent male lover
Etymologies
Examples
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"_Se Romeo t'uccise_" (_Romeo e Giulietta_, Bellini) somewhat weak and ineffective, made the skilful _pointage_ here given:
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For several weeks, I was at a loss what to call it; but one evening, at a representation of "Romeo and Juliet," I heard the exclamation of _Romeo_, "Oh, I am fortune's fool!" and immediately appropriated it to my own needs.
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_Baltha´zar_, servant to Romeo, in Shakespeare's _Romeo and Juliet_
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a prevailing opinion; for in the garden scene, when _Juliet_ in soliloquy exclaims, "_O Romeo, Romeo_, wherefore art thou _Romeo_?" an auditor archly replied, aloud, "_Because Barry has gone to the other house_."
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(“Biron,” in Shakespeare’s _Love’s Labor’s Lost_; “Romeo,” in his _Romeo and Juliet_.) _Orleans_ (_Gaston, duke of_), brother of Louis XIII.
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Venice_), “Romeo” and “Mercutio” (in _Romeo and Juliet_), all by
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I know that this result for Fiona Romeo is the correct one because her friends link to it.
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She also completed Upside Down, which she describes as a Romeo and
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As someone else mentioned, Romeo comes from a very wealthy family and though his public image is ‘urban’, saying ghetto and trying to typecast him as some thug from the inner city is really offensive.
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Okay, so the line means, "Why are you called Romeo," but work with me here.
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