Juliet
Americannoun
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the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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(used in communications to represent the letterJ. )
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Also Juliette a female given name, form of Julia.
noun
Example Sentences
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In addition to the private backyard—which offers a seating area, fire pit, and barbecue—the primary bedroom also features a Juliet terrace, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows that allow “sunlight to pour into the space.”
From MarketWatch
This jukebox musical imagines with unstinting originality a scenario in which the doomed heroine of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” doesn’t die at the end of the play.
From Los Angeles Times
Granted a theatrical second act, Juliet makes the rollicking most of it.
From Los Angeles Times
The film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, often dubbed the Romeo and Juliet of Bollywood cinema, follows Raj and Simran's love story across Europe and India, beginning on a train from King's Cross station.
From BBC
There’s a “Romeo and Juliet” subplot as well, involving Elias and Trisha, and though Sutter may not have had Shakespeare specifically on his mind, given that his “Sons of Anarchy” contained a whole lot of “Hamlet,” it seems not unlikely.
From Los Angeles Times
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