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See also: Lemúria

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Etymology 1

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From Latin Lemuria.

Proper noun

Lemuria

  1. (historical) A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.
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Etymology 2

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From lemur +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Lemuria

  1. (mythology) A mythical lost country, continent, or island proposed to explain the existence of lemurs and their relatives on two continents.
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Etymology

From lemurēs (“ghosts of the departed”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lemūria n pl (genitive Lemūriōrum or Lemūrium); variously declined, second declension, third declension

  1. The festival of Lemurēs (spirits, ghosts)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter) or third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem), plural only.

More information plural, nominative ...

References

  • “Lĕmūrĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Lemuria”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “Lĕmūrĭa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 898/3.
  • “Lemūria” on page 1,015/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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