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PRONUNCIATION OF MYRRHINE

myrrhine  [ˈmɪraɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYRRHINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Myrrhine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MYRRHINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Myrrhine

A character from a comedic play by Aristophanes named 'Lysistrata'. Myrrhine is the wife of Kinesias and she deprives him of sexual intercourse as part of a major effort of women to stop the Peloponnesian war.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYRRHINE


brine
braɪn
crine
kraɪn
cyprine
ˈsɪpraɪn
endocrine
ˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn
enshrine
ɪnˈʃraɪn
estuarine
ˈɛstjʊəˌraɪn
exocrine
ˈɛksəʊˌkraɪn
intrauterine
ˌɪntrəˈjuːtəraɪn
lacustrine
ləˈkʌstraɪn
murine
ˈmjʊəraɪn
neuroendocrine
ˌnjʊərəʊˈɛndəʊˌkraɪn
Rhine
raɪn
riverine
ˈrɪvəˌraɪn
shrine
ʃraɪn
Strine
straɪn
taurine
ˈtɔːraɪn
trine
traɪn
Turnverein
ˈtɜːnvəˌraɪn
uterine
ˈjuːtəˌraɪn
vulturine
ˈvʌltʃəˌraɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYRRHINE

myristic
myristicivorous
myrmecochory
myrmecoid
myrmecologic
myrmecological
myrmecologist
myrmecology
myrmecophagous
myrmecophile
myrmecophilous
myrmecophily
Myrmidon
myrmidonian
myrobalan
Myron
myrrh
myrrhol
myrtaceous
myrtle

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYRRHINE

catarhine
catarrhine
chine
errhine
fax machine
Josephine
leptorrhine
machine
monorhine
moonshine
morphine
murrhine
platyrrhine
sewing machine
shine
sunshine
tichorrhine
time machine
washing machine
whine

Synonyms and antonyms of myrrhine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «myrrhine» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

myrrhine
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mirina
570 millions of speakers

English

myrrhine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

myrrhine
380 millions of speakers
ar

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myrrhine
280 millions of speakers

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myrrhine
278 millions of speakers

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myrrhine
270 millions of speakers

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myrrhine
260 millions of speakers

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Myrrhine
220 millions of speakers

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Myrrhine
190 millions of speakers

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Myrrhine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

myrrhine
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

myrrhine
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Myrrhine
85 millions of speakers
vi

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myrrhine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

myrrhine
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गंधरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

myrrhine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mirrina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

myrrhine
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

myrrhine
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

myrrhine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

myrrhine
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

myrrhine
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

myrrhine
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

myrrhine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of myrrhine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYRRHINE»

The term «myrrhine» is used very little and occupies the 185.402 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYRRHINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about myrrhine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYRRHINE»

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The Sanctuary of Athena Nike in Athens: Architectural Stages ...
Her name was a companion of her repute, called Myrrhine truly by the luck of the gods. She first kept the shrine of Athena Nike, Fair-fated Myrrhine, picked by lot among all. This epitaph gready furthers our knowledge of the priesthood of ...
Ira S. Mark, 1993
2
Masterworks of World Literature: Shakespeare to Sartre
Myrrhine: All right, then. Just let me bring out a bed. Cinesias: No, don't. The ground's all right. Myrrhine: Heavens, no! Bad as you are, I won't let you lie on the bare ground. [She goes into the Acropolis.] 860 Cinesias: Why, she really loves me; ...
Calvin Brown, 1970
3
Masterpieces of Classic Greek Drama
Sources of Humor in Episode Three: Kinesias and Myrrhine From this point on in the play, verbal humor is combined with visibly phallic humor. In subsequent scenes, every male on stage — the Spartan Herald, the Spartan Ambassador, the  ...
Helaine L. Smith, 2006
4
Archaic and Classical Greek Epigram
The first epigram (two elegiac couplets) gives Myrrhine's name, patronymic and the word μνημα (verse 1), and calls her the first to tend the temple of 'Nike' (verse 2); the second epigram (one elegiac couplet) repeats verse 2 of the first almost ...
Manuel Baumbach, Andrej Petrovic, Ivana Petrovic, 2010
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Lysistrata, The Women's Festival, and Frogs
(Reenter MYRRHINE with pillow.) MYRRHINE Lift up now, lift. There, I've got everything. 930 KINESIAS Yes, everything. Come here, my darling. MYRRHINE I' m taking off my bra. But just remember; don't cheat me about the peace treaty.
Aristophanes, 2012
6
Plays of the Greek Dramatists: Selections from Aeschylus, ...
MYRRHINE. Wait a minute! CINESIAS. Oh! by the great gods, be quick back! MYRRHINE. Here is a mattress. Lie down, I am just going to undress. But, but you 've got no pillow. CINESIAS. I don't want one, no, no. MYRRHINE. But / do.
Arthur Zieger
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Three Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Women
MYRRHINE: All right then, I'll get us a bed. KINESIAS:No,don't; the ground's OKfor us. MYRRHINE:Apollono!Iwouldn't ofman dream of laying you on the ground, no matterwhatkind you are. [Myrrhine goes into one of the flankingdoors, which ...
Jeffrey Henderson, 2010
8
Aristophanes: An Author for the Stage
Besides,Kalonike and Myrrhine are both young,whereas at leastoneof the two womenwho appear in505–604 isold (cf.506;itisalso impossible forher to bea memberofthe semichorus ofthe OldWomen: cf. 486).Somescholars have deducedthat ...
Carlo Ferdinando Russo, 2002
9
The Greek Classics: Aristophanes - Eleven Plays
MYRRHINE Why should you call me? You do not want me. CINESIAS Not want you! Why, here I stand, stiff with desire! MYRRHINE Good-bye. [She turns, as if to go.] CINESIAS Oh! Myrrhine, Myrrhine, in our child's name, hear me; at any rate ...
Aristophanes, James H. Ford, 2006
10
Aristophanes Five Comedies
MYRRHINE (coming back with a bed). Come, get to bed quick; I am going to undress. But, plague take it, we must get a mattress. CINESIAS. A mattress! Oh! no, never mind! MYRRHINE. No, by Artemis! lie on the bare sacking, never! That were ...
Aristophanes, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYRRHINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term myrrhine is used in the context of the following news items.
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YA Lit Hum: The Thirst Games (aka Lysistrata)
Myrrhine, the wife of Kinesias, is the one who decides the odds. He begs her to relieve his aching. She goes to fetch a blanket, then a pillow. «CU Columbia Spectator, Mar 15»
2
Explosive energy propels 'Lysistada Jones' in Midwest debut for …
... Chelsea Anglemyer as Lampito, Shawna Downing as Myrrhine, Daria Le Grand as Robin, Katelyn Baron as Cleonice, Matthew Lindblom as ... «Examiner.com, Jun 14»
3
BWW Review: LYSISTRATA JONES: A MUSICAL COMEDY a Don't …
Shawna Downing makes her debut at Egads! as Myrrhine, one of the cheerleaders who joins in the crusade against the basketball team. «Broadway World, Jun 14»
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REVIEW: Lysistrata is a sexually charged good time
Jackie Holder as Myrrhine and Evan Langle as Kinesias during the rehearsal of Lysistrata at the Center of the Arts theater on Wednesday, April ... «PCC Courier, Apr 14»
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Classic Greek comedy's sex strike hits a contemporary nerve
Albert Virgen, who is at PCC to get his transfer units toward an English degree, auditioned for the character Kinesias, whose wife Myrrhine is ... «PCC Courier, Feb 14»
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Aurora's Ignite Theatre to Present LYSISTRATA JONES, 8/2-11
The cast includes Kristel Jelinek Brown (Cleonice), Devin Bustamante (Uardo), Erica Lyn Cain (Lampito), Satya Chavez (Myrrhine), Alexander ... «Broadway World, Aug 13»
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In this 'Lysistrata,' sex and war don't mix
... Archon (Matt Reed), and taunting of the, ahem, hard-up Cinesias (Tim Gouran) by his bawdy spouse Myrrhine (Kamaria Hallums-Harris). «The Seattle Times, Jul 13»
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Battle of the sexes: 'Lysistrata' with a new twist on making love not war
Her two young female friends, Kalonike and Myrrhine, are portrayed by Jazmin Sigunza and Kasandra Partain. Husband to Myrrhine, Kinesias, ... «Enterprise-Record, Apr 13»
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Fools for Tragedy's 'Lysistrata' misses meaning
Dressed in grunge, Myrrhine (Michelle White) is classic Gen Y: bubbly, flighty and just a bit lost. Aristophanes depicts Lysistrata's female ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mar 13»
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Review: Lysistrata | Fort Worth Opera | Bass Performance Hall
Kerr especially stands out in the role of Myrrhine, especially in the scene where it falls to her to exacerbate the men's condition by flirting with ... «TheaterJones Performing Arts News, May 12»

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