I. ˈrō-mē-ˌō, in Shak also ˈrōm-(ˌ)yō noun
( 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
II.
Date: 1952
— a communications code word for the letter r
I. ˈrō-mē-ˌō, in Shak also ˈrōm-(ˌ)yō noun
( 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
II.
Date: 1952
— a communications code word for the letter r
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003