"Lysistrata" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη (Lusistrátē, “army disbander”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Λυσιστράτη||army disbander}} Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη (Lusistrátē, “army disbander”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lysistrata
  1. A comedy by Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War by denying men sex. Derived forms: Lysistratan Translations (Ancient Greek comedy): Lysistrata [feminine] (Czech)
    Sense id: en-Lysistrata-en-name-jow8thSG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 86 14

Noun

Forms: Lysistratas [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη (Lusistrátē, “army disbander”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Λυσιστράτη||army disbander}} Ancient Greek Λυσιστράτη (Lusistrátē, “army disbander”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lysistrata (plural Lysistratas)
  1. A woman who withholds sex in order to get her way.
    Sense id: en-Lysistrata-en-noun-BH7iMPhn

Inflected forms

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