lusus

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proper noun

The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.

OriginLatin Lūsu →
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Meanings

lusus1

nounlusus (plural lususes)

plural lususes

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of lusus naturae.

    On the right hand […] is a multitude of loose stones, lying on the surface. They are of the lime-stone kind, mere lususes, assuming most singular forms; some are excavated, and often perforated.

    1796, Thomas Pennant, The History of the Parishes of Whiteford and Holywell, page 118

Lusus2

proper noun
  1. Romanhuman sciencesThe supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lusus naturae

Origin

  1. Latinlūdō
  2. Latinlūsus
  3. LatinLūsu
  4. EnglishLusus

Learned borrowing from Latin Lūsus.

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APA

lusus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusus

MLA

“lusus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lusus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lusus.

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