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# romeo

noun (a romeo, romeos — informal); proper noun (Romeo — a name)

«romeo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name) Romeo is a boy's name; the most famous Romeo is the young lover in Shakespeare's play «Romeo and Juliet». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#m1)
2. (informal) A young man who flirts a lot or acts like a romantic lover: «he thinks he's a real Romeo». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#m2)
3. In the radio spelling alphabet (NATO), «Romeo» stands for the letter R. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life it is used for a boy who is very romantic. In the spelling alphabet used by pilots, police and soldiers, R is said as «Romeo» so it is not misheard. Phrases: «a real Romeo», «Romeo and Juliet», «Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo».

### Examples

- In the spelling alphabet, R is «Romeo». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#x1)
- «Romeo and Juliet» is a sad love story by Shakespeare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#x2)
- He's a bit of a Romeo, always giving girls flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#x3)
- The pilot spelt R-A-Y as «Romeo, Alpha, Yankee». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#x4)
- Romeo is a popular boy's name in Italy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#x5)
- Our cat is called Romeo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#x6)
- The boy’s real name was Romeo, but everyone called him Lamp-Wick, for he was long and thin and had a woebegone look about him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/#x7)

### Note

Usually with a capital letter. Trap: «wherefore art thou Romeo» means «why are you Romeo?» (why are you from the enemy family), not «where are you». Calling someone «a Romeo» is light teasing.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «romeo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romeo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«romeo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/romeo.html) on Mova free.