Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology One of a group of sea nymphs who by their sweet singing lured mariners to destruction on the rocks surrounding their island.
- noun A woman regarded as irresistibly alluring.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Sirenidae — thesirens .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Siren" is a best selling game in Japan with an upcoming sequel.
Archive 2006-02-01 Michael Stevens 2006
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The Story Siren is hosting one where there will be two winners: One receives Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, Fallen by Lauren Kate, and a double-sided Hush, Hush poster; another receives a double-side Hush, Hush poster.
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I think up in Siren it actually hit 90 F/32 C. Mason and I spent almost the entire day either on or in the water.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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The Story Siren is hosting one where there will be two winners: One receives Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, Fallen by Lauren Kate, and a double-sided Hush, Hush poster; another receives a double-side Hush, Hush poster.
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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According to all the published and online sources I've consulted, this large amphibian can be found no farther northeast than Virginia, which placed our discovery several hundreds miles from any previous recorded occurrence (and the range of the Lesser Siren is even more restricted).
The Whore's Daughter greygirlbeast 2008
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I quite liked the Stargate SG-1 tie-in "Siren Song," and there've been some other pretty good ones for that show.
What Media Tie-In Book Would You Recommend to Naysayers? 2008
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"We were pissed off when they put lights in Siren and Grantsburg,"
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Greek sculpture adopted and translated into stone or bronze some of these mixed types -- notably the human-headed bird and the human-headed winged lion; these it identified as the Siren and the
Religion and Art in Ancient Greece Ernest Arthur Gardner
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I used to use the phrase Siren Song to describe this kind of music and maybe it is sometimes used as background in movie scenes of paradise (or even sung then), or in scenes of sad desolation and ruin with a slightly more somber but not much different sounding voice.
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I used to use the phrase Siren Song to describe this kind of music and maybe it is sometimes used as background in movie scenes of paradise (or even sung then), or in scenes of sad desolation and ruin with a slightly more somber but not much different sounding voice.
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