Lysistrata

[ lis-uh-strah-tuh, lahy-sis-truh-tuh ]

/ ˌlɪs əˈstrɑ tə, laɪˈsɪs trə tə /

noun

a comedy (411 b.c.) by Aristophanes.

Words nearby Lysistrata

lysinogen, lysinogenic, lysinuria, Lysippus, lysis, Lysistrata, Lysithea, lyso-, lysocline, lysogen, lysogenesis

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Example sentences from the Web for Lysistrata

She promoted their own Lysistrata moment, convincing the women to deny sex to their husbands until the fighting ended.
Sex Strikes: One Woman's Unusual Fight For Peace|Lynn Sherr|March 11, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Lysistrata expresses the popular desire for peace at any cost.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5|Various
The mouths of the heralds of the Lysistrata were set in one curve of comedy throughout the play.
The Drunkard|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
It is not conceivable that the Lysistrata of Aristophanes could be presented on any public stage in Christendom.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner

And here we return to the question of the immorality of Lysistrata.
Lysistrata|Aristophanes
His first work, Phryn, was produced in 1891, and was followed by an adaptation of Aristophanes' Lysistrata.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

Cultural definitions for Lysistrata

Lysistrata

[ (leye-sis-truh-tuh, lis-uh-strah-tuh) ]

An ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes. The title character persuades the women of Athens (see also Athens) and Sparta, which are at war, to refuse sexual contact with their husbands until the two cities make peace.

单词	lysistrata
释义	Lysistrata [ lis-uh-strah-tuh, lahy-sis-truh-tuh ] / ˌlɪs əˈstrɑ tə, laɪˈsɪs trə tə / noun a comedy (411 b.c.) by Aristophanes. Words nearby Lysistrata lysinogen, lysinogenic, lysinuria, Lysippus, lysis, Lysistrata, Lysithea, lyso-, lysocline, lysogen, lysogenesis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lysistrata She promoted their own Lysistrata moment, convincing the women to deny sex to their husbands until the fighting ended. Sex Strikes: One Woman's Unusual Fight For Peace\|Lynn Sherr\|March 11, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The Lysistrata expresses the popular desire for peace at any cost. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5\|Various The mouths of the heralds of the Lysistrata were set in one curve of comedy throughout the play. The Drunkard\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull It is not conceivable that the Lysistrata of Aristophanes could be presented on any public stage in Christendom. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner And here we return to the question of the immorality of Lysistrata. Lysistrata\|Aristophanes His first work, Phryn, was produced in 1891, and was followed by an adaptation of Aristophanes' Lysistrata. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various Cultural definitions for Lysistrata Lysistrata [ (leye-sis-truh-tuh, lis-uh-strah-tuh) ] An ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes. The title character persuades the women of Athens (see also Athens) and Sparta, which are at war, to refuse sexual contact with their husbands until the two cities make peace. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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