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Definition of Siren song
1. Noun. The enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous. "He succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness"
Definition of Siren song
1. Noun. (alternative form of siren song) ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) An enticing but dangerous appeal, especially a misleading one. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Siren Song
| sira siras sircar sircars sirdar sirdars sire sired siredon siree | sirees siren siren call siren song siren songs sirene sirenian sirenian mammal sirenians sirenic | sirenical sireniform sirenise sirenised sirenises sirenize |
Literary usage of Siren song
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Discussion on Universal Salvation: In Three Lectures and Five Answers by Timothy Merritt (1836)
"Why then should we listen to the siren song of this monster of the deep, seeing
that she doth but allure to her treacherous and cruel embraces those who arc ..."
2. Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Music by William Smythe Babcock Mathews, Emil Liebling (1896)
"siren song. A song of a bewitching, fascinating style. ... Siren-song ; a soft,
luscious, seductive melody. SI replica (se rä'pll-kä), II. ..."
3. Play Nice, Make Money by W. T. McKibben (2007)
"Larry Hagman as JR Ewing "Dallas" - CBS TV CHAPTER NINE THE siren song Few set
out to do wrong, but the first step often leads to another and then another ..."
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