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noun

  • A literary phrase, famously from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet,' referring to the ancestry or offspring from which a disastrous or fated tragedy arises.

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The prologue explains that from the 'fatal loins' of two feuding houses, a pair of star-crossed lovers will emerge.

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He described the corrupt dynasty as the 'fatal loins' from which generations of conflict were born.

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Possible Synonyms

  • unfortunate offspring
  • source of woe
  • tragic descendants
  • doomed lineage
  • seed of tragedy

Possible Antonyms

  • miraculous bloodline
  • prosperous ancestry
  • source of salvation
  • blessed lineage
  • fortunate offspring

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