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lemures
lem·u·res
/
ˈlɛm
yəˌriz;
Latin
ˈlɛm
ʊˌrɛs
/
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[
lem
-y
uh
-reez;
Latin
lem
-
oo
-
r
es
]
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plural
noun
Roman Religion
.
the ghosts of the dead of a family, considered as troublesome unless exorcised or propitiated; larvae.
Origin:
1545–55;
<
Latin;
see
lemur
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lemures
(ˈlɛmjʊˌriːz)
—
pl n
Roman myth
the spirits of the dead
[Latin: see
lemur
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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