Lysistrata

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

/ ˌlɪs əˈstrɑ tə, laɪˈsɪs trə tə /

noun

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

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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.