n.
Pronunciation: ' r ō -m ē - ˌ ō , in Shak also ' r ō m-( ˌ )y ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Ro · me · os
Date: circa 1595
1 : the hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet who dies for love of Juliet
2 : a male lover
n.
Pronunciation: ' r ō -m ē - ˌ ō , in Shak also ' r ō m-( ˌ )y ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Ro · me · os
Date: circa 1595
1 : the hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet who dies for love of Juliet
2 : a male lover
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012