Lysistrata

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

/ ˌlɪs əˈstrɑ tə, laɪˈsɪs trə tə /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Lysistrata

lysimeter, lysin, lysine, Lysippus, lysis, Lysistrata, Lysithea, lyso-, lysocline, lysogen, lysogenesis

How to use Lysistrata in a sentence

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
When two parties are already of one mind, as Lysistrata observes, they are not long in coming to an understanding.
Education: How Old The New|James J. Walsh
In the Lysistrata the mention of the phallus in connection with the motive of the play is of the last degree of vulgarity.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
It is not conceivable that the Lysistrata of Aristophanes could be presented on any public stage in Christendom.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner

There is nothing unwholesome or suggestive about the "Lysistrata" designs: they are as as frank, free, and outspoken as the text.
Aubrey Beardsley|Robert Ross
But it is to his credit that though the theme invited suggestiveness he at least avoided the licence of The Lysistrata.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, February 25th, 1920|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.