Juliet

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Ju⋅li⋅et

[joo-lee-uh

t, -et, joo-lee-et; especially for 1 jool-yuh

–noun

1.	the heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

2.	(used in communications to represent the letter J).

3.	Also, Ju⋅li⋅ette. a female given name, form of Julia.

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Ju·li·et (jōō'lē-ět', -ət, jōō'lē-ět')

n. The satellite of Uranus that is sixth in distance from the planet.

[After Juliet, heroine of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.]

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Juliet

fem. proper name, from It. Giulietta, dim. of Giulia "Julia."

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