Cytherea
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- Cytherean adjective
Example Sentences
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Constance Bennett, wide-eyed prom queen of the jazz age, gold-plated honey of the cinema since 1924's Cytherea, scored heavily in her role as a mother.
From Time Magazine Archive
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This is Author Hergesheimer's first novel since 1926, his first novel of contemporary U. S. life since Cytherea.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Businessman Wishart wants a return ticket to Cytherea.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Both islands were ever after sacred to her, and she was called Cytherea or the Cyprian as often as by her proper name.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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“Delicate Adonis is dying, Cytherea, what shall we do? Beat your breasts, maidens, and rend your tunics.”
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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