Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [lowercase] In botany, the Virginia *goat's-beard (which see).
- noun In mythology, one of the names given to Artemis (Diana), from her reputed birthplace, Mount Cynthus in the island of Delos.
- noun Hence In poetry, a name of the moon, the emblem of Diana.
- noun In zoöl.: A genus of nymphalid butterflies, containing such as the painted-lady, C. cardui.
- noun A genus of simple sessile tunicaries, of the family Ascidiidæ, with coriaceous body-wall and four-lobed oral and atrial orifices, Savigny, 1827.
- noun A genus of crustaceans.
- noun A genus of Coleoptera.
- noun A genus of Diptera.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Classical mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana.
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- proper noun poetic The
moon , personified. - proper noun A female
given name .
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- noun (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
Etymologies
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Examples
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Once during the term Cynthia had held some of them -- in the hollow of her hand, and had incurred the severe displeasure of Miss Sadler by refusing to tell what she knew of certain mischief-makers.
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In fashion circles, the name Cynthia Rowley is synonymous for whimsical dresses and feminine separates, but America has yet to meet the woman behind the...
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In fashion circles, the name Cynthia Rowley is synonymous for whimsical dresses and feminine separates, but America has yet to meet the woman behind the...
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Which was when Kyle remembered that he’d seen the name Cynthia Marlow all over the magazine covers in the supermarket checkout line: WHO IS CYNTHIA MARLOW?
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Which was when Kyle remembered that he’d seen the name Cynthia Marlow all over the magazine covers in the supermarket checkout line: WHO IS CYNTHIA MARLOW?
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Cynthia is the woman he had an affair with (we found out in the season premiere).
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Blumenthal's wife, Cynthia, is the daughter of real estate mogul Peter Malkin, whose holdings include the landmark New York City building.
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The Green Party has a wonderful candidate in Cynthia McKinney and deserve notice.
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Tell you what, he said, why dont I call Cynthia now?
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Tell you what, he said, why dont I call Cynthia now?
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