Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lysistratan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ly-sis-tratan
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Lysistrata; achieving a political goal by denying sex to one's partner, or similar.

Example Sentences

"The public and private outcry when Clement tried to outlaw prostitution or banish its practitioners must have reached the very ears of the ascetic pope himself and persuaded him it was entirely impractical: if he needed workmen, they needed women or he would have an outright war of Lysistratan proportions."

Etymology

From Lysistrata + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Lysistrata

Inflected Forms

more Lysistratan (comparative) most Lysistratan (superlative)

Questions

What does lysistratan mean?: Of or relating to Lysistrata; achieving a political goal by denying sex to one's partner, or similar.
Where does lysistratan come from?: From Lysistrata + -an.

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