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Meaning of Lysistratan | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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