| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| star-crossed lovers |
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| A phrase from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet are so described in the prologue to the play. | 1 |
| ‡ “Star-crossed lovers” refers to any lovers whose affection for each other is doomed to end in tragedy. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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