Lesbia is an English word starting with the letter L. With 4 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.
Context around Lesbia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lesbia
- In this selection, "lesbia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, known stand out and add context to how "lesbia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include lesbia known for and poems to lesbia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lesbia" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lesbia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Who addressed 25 poems to Lesbia? (6 words)
Lesbia, known for having multiple suitors, always showed little affection towards Catullus. (12 words)
For example, he applies the word fides, which traditionally meant faithfulness towards one's political allies, to his relationship with Lesbia and reinterprets it as unconditional faithfulness in love. (29 words)
But as the form developed, this habit becomes more artificial; Tibullus' Delia and Propertius' Cynthia, while likely real people, lack something of the specificity seen in Lesbia, while Ovid's Corinna is often considered a mere literary device. (38 words)
For example, he applies the word fides, which traditionally meant faithfulness towards one's political allies, to his relationship with Lesbia and reinterprets it as unconditional faithfulness in love. (29 words)
Lesbia, known for having multiple suitors, always showed little affection towards Catullus. (12 words)
Who addressed 25 poems to Lesbia? (6 words)
Example sentences (4)
Who addressed 25 poems to Lesbia?
But as the form developed, this habit becomes more artificial; Tibullus' Delia and Propertius' Cynthia, while likely real people, lack something of the specificity seen in Lesbia, while Ovid's Corinna is often considered a mere literary device.
For example, he applies the word fides, which traditionally meant faithfulness towards one's political allies, to his relationship with Lesbia and reinterprets it as unconditional faithfulness in love.
Lesbia, known for having multiple suitors, always showed little affection towards Catullus.