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Star-crossed

//ˈstɑːˌkɹɒst// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Ill-fated by destiny, the fate of the person being “written in the stars”. idiomatic

    "The star-crossed lovers looked into each other's eyes, before dying."

Etymology

From star + crossed. Coined by William Shakespeare in 1597 in Romeo and Juliet, see quotations.

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