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lemures

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lem·u·res  (lm-rs, lmy-rz)
pl.n.
The spirits of the dead considered in ancient Rome as frightening specters and often exorcised from the homes in religious rituals.

[Latin Lemurs.]

lemures [ˈlɛmjʊˌriːz]
pl n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Roman myth the spirits of the dead
[Latin: see lemur]

lemures
Ancient Rome. the malevolent ghosts or spirits of a family’s dead ancestors.
See also: Ancestors


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