Etymology

Lemuria

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Today it means: A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes. Full definition →

Latin Lemuria
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Lemuria · proper noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromLemuria
  2. English todayLemuria

From Latin Lemuria.

Lemuria · proper noun2

From lemur + -ia; coined by English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1864.

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