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Lysistrata

//laɪˈsɪstrətə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A comedy by Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, a comic account of one woman's (Lysistrata) extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War by denying men sex.

    "The authors have drawn to some extent on the Lysistrata to aid them, but have fallen as far short of the fun as of the indecency of that memorable play."

  2. 2
    A female given name from Ancient Greek. uncommon

    "I drop the note on the floor and take another sheet and write "YES. Lysistrata Lee.""

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who withholds sex in order to get her way.

    "Lysistratas among the Indian [Iroquois] women proclaimed a boycott on lovemaking and childbearing."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη (Lusistrátē, “army disbander”).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη (Lusistrátē, “army disbander”).

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