Romeo

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noun

Ro·​meo ˈrō-mē-ˌō 

 in Shakespeare also  ˈrōm-(ˌ)yō

plural Romeos

1

: the hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet who dies for love of Juliet

2

: a male lover

Romeo

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communications code word

—used as a code word for the letter r

Examples of Romeo in a Sentence

Noun

He was quite a Romeo when he was younger.

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Communications Code Word

1952, in the meaning defined above