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lamia

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lamia.

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For one more recent work with more workaday prose, The Sorcerer's House, it helps to follow a 'superfan' and consider it a rewriting of the lamia of Corinth.

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Quick take

A city in Greece.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lamia gathered in one view.

noun

A city in Greece.

noun

(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lamia.

noun

A city in Greece.

noun

(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

Example sentences

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For one more recent work with more workaday prose, The Sorcerer's House, it helps to follow a 'superfan' and consider it a rewriting of the lamia of Corinth.

2

Can someone point to historic data that confirms the BBC and the claim of a high of 45C on Monday the 24th in Lamia as would normally be reported?

3

While the lack of certain ethnicities in the tech world does not compare to the deaths of Papi Edwards, Lamia Beard, Ty Underwood, Yazmin Vash Payne, Taja Gabrielle DeJesus, Penny Proud, Kristina Gomez Reinwald, Londyn Chanel, Mercedes Williamson, India Clarke, K.

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Other times we're the bad guys to do good things (Lamia's tale).

5

Hyperion has some of the surface elements of a cyberpunk work - primarily by way of "The Detective's Tale" (Lamia's story) - but it isn't cyberpunk overall, no more than it's a horror novel by way of Duré's story (for instance).

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At worst, the search tools get a bit clumsier, but it's easy enough to put "trending/popular/liked by friends" features in place, and "Lamia Princess Dating Sim XVI" is still there waiting for the 6 people who want it...

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Nothing, I mean nothing, in the rock music catalog comes close to what the Lamb achieves: what other album weaves in references to Sondheim's West Side Story, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Keats' Lamia, and Carl Jung?

Quote examples

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Hyperion has some of the surface elements of a cyberpunk work - primarily by way of "The Detective's Tale" (Lamia's story) - but it isn't cyberpunk overall, no more than it's a horror novel by way of Duré's story (for instance).

2

At worst, the search tools get a bit clumsier, but it's easy enough to put "trending/popular/liked by friends" features in place, and "Lamia Princess Dating Sim XVI" is still there waiting for the 6 people who want it...

Proper noun examples

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Other times we're the bad guys to do good things (Lamia's tale).

2

Nothing, I mean nothing, in the rock music catalog comes close to what the Lamb achieves: what other album weaves in references to Sondheim's West Side Story, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Keats' Lamia, and Carl Jung?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lamia in a sentence?

For one more recent work with more workaday prose, The Sorcerer's House, it helps to follow a 'superfan' and consider it a rewriting of the lamia of Corinth.

What does lamia mean?

A city in Greece.

What part of speech is lamia?

lamia is commonly used as noun.