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Thaïs

American  
[thay-is] / ˈθeɪ ɪs /

noun

  1. flourished late 4th century b.c., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.


Thaïs British  
/ ˈθeɪɪs /

noun

  1. 4th-century bc Athenian courtesan; mistress of Alexander the Great

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“Without Thaïs being so proactive I don’t know when or at what stage I would’ve found it,” Munn tells The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

The only close race was the MileStat.com XC Invitational in October, which she won by two seconds over McLean senior Thaïs Rolly.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022

“I am speechless, my eyes are filled with tears of joy and my heart is overwhelmed with gratitude,” Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi posted to Instagram in March.

From Fox News ● Apr. 29, 2020

Ms. Krynski’s rich voice conveyed the torment of the beautiful Thaïs, who dreads the inevitable loss of her beauty.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2012

Enough that while the admirers of "Manon" and "Werther" are not likely to find the music of those operas equaled, they will yet find much to fascinate them in "Thaïs."

From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Henry Edward Krehbiel

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