Meaning of Romeo and Juliet | Babel Free

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“Unlike cynical you, however, I do believe a Romeo and Juliet love is possible.”

“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 everywhere."”

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