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Definition of Cynthia
1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana.
Definition of Cynthia
1. Proper noun. (poetic) The moon, personified. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynthia
Literary usage of Cynthia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"cynthia. Do I? We used to hear that— just at the hour, did n't we—when we ...
cynthia. Well, all I can say is, I feel that of all the improprieties I ever ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1898)
"E. What is the matter with you this afternoon, cynthia? ... cynthia. Have you
quite forgotten that a year ago you were nearly . . . engaged ... to a Poppy ? ..."
3. The Chief Elizabethan Dramatists, Excluding Shakespeare by William Allan Neilson (1911)
"Speak, I Bay ; who dare take offence, if thou be commanded by cynthia? Cynth.
For my love, Tellus ? That were strange. Endymion, is it true ? iw> Tellus. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Literature: Embracing Personal and Critical Notices by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck (1856)
"In the foray the son, afterwards the father of cynthia, was taken prisoner and
imprisoned at ... His daughter, cynthia Taggart, was born October 14, 1801. ..."
5. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1907)
"In a number o •• - cases the mating was evidently successful but the cynthia
would refu: to lay eggs and hang to the bag with her abdomen retracted to it ..."
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