"Romeo & Juliet-esque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: Romeo & Juliet-esque [canonical], more Romeo & Juliet-esque [comparative], most Romeo & Juliet-esque [superlative]
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  1. Alternative form of Romeo and Juliet-esque. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Romeo and Juliet-esque
    Sense id: en-Romeo_&_Juliet-esque-en-adj-ReY92J2f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "America’s current division into Red States and Blue States is given a romantic twist in the ironic Romeo & Juliet-esue Conventioneers. Set against the 2004 Republican National Convention, it explores the complicated, bitter love affair between a Republican delegate and a Democrat protesting the RNC.",
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          "ref": "2022 February 26, Jim Chatfield, “Plant lovers’ almanac: So much to love and learn about trees”, in Akron Beacon Journal, volume 183, number 317, Akron, Oh., →OCLC, page 2D, column 2:",
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