romeo and juliet couple

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Definition of romeo and juliet couple in English English dictionary: By analogy with the two Shakespearean characters, a couple consisting of one member from each of two opposing families, parties, or countries
The incidence there was especially high among Indian and Pakistani teens, Romeo-and-Juliet couples.; A couple who have married without their parents' consent
Romeo and Juliet: A tragedy, written by Shakespeare, about two young lovers named Romeo and Juliet whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families
Romeo and Juliet couples: plural form of Romeo and Juliet couple
Romeo and Juliet: tragedy written by Shakespeare; ballet composed by Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet: one of William Shakespeare 's best-known plays, a sad romantic story about two young people, Romeo and Juliet, who fall in love although their families are great enemies. They marry secretly, but are prevented from being together, and finally they both kill themselves. Many phrases from the play are well known, especially "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?", which Juliet says while she is standing on a balcony and Romeo is below her in the garden

romeo and juliet couple

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Ro·me·o and Ju·li·et cou·ple

rōmiō ınd culiet kʌpıl

/ˈrōmēˌō ənd ˈʤo͞olēˌet ˈkəpəl/ /ˈroʊmiːˌoʊ ənd ˈʤuːliːˌɛt ˈkʌpəl/

() From the names of the eponymous characters in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

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