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Meaning: (idiomatic)Ill-fatedbydestiny, thefateof the person being “written in the stars”.Synonyms:ill-starred;see alsoThesaurus:ominousThestar-crossedlovers looked into each other's eyes, before dying.c.1591–1595(date written), [William Shakespeare], “The Prologue”, in[…]Romeo and Juliet.[…](First Quarto), London:[…]Iohn Danter, published1597,→OCLC:From forth the fatall loynes of theſe two foes, / A paire ofſtarre-crostLouers tooke their life:1636,Philip Massinger,The Great Duke of Florence[1], act V, scene iii:But now, such is mystar-cross'ddestiny, / When he beholds you as you are, I may / As well entreat him give away his crown, / As to part from a jewel of more value.1919[1914],Compton Mackenzie,Sinister Street[2], volume 2:For a few moments he sat dazed, visualizing that dreadful waste near New Orleans where in the sand it was so easy for thestar-crossedChevalier to bury the idol of his heart.2009March 20, Adam Rittenberg, “Spartans overpower Robert Morris”, inESPN[3]:After astar-crossedregular season, Morgan vowed Thursday to show the college hoops world what it has been missing.
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