LEMURES

Meaning of LEMURES in English

ˈlemyəˌrēz noun plural

Etymology: Latin

: hostile spirits of the unburied dead exorcised from homes in religious observances of early Rome — compare lar , manes

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LEMURES — noun plural Etymology: Latin Date: 1555 spirits of the unburied dead exorcised from homes in early Roman religious rites
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEMURES — (n. pl.) Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.
Английский словарь Webster
LEMURES — ( n. pl. ) Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEMURES — /lem"yeuh reez'/ ; Lat. /lem"oo rddes'/ , n.pl. Rom. Relig. the ghosts of the dead of a family, considered as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEMURES — noun plural Etymology: Latin Date: 1555 : spirits of the unburied dead exorcised from homes in early Roman religious rites
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEMURES — noun ·pl spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.
Webster English vocab
LEMURES — [le.mu.res] n pl [L] (1555): spirits of the unburied dead exorcised from homes in early Roman religious rites
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEMURES — also called Larvae, in Roman religion, wicked and fearsome spectres of the dead. Appearing in grotesque and terrifying forms, they …
Britannica English vocabulary
LEMURES — (мифология) лемуры (души умерших)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEMURES — n pl рим. миф. лемуры ( души умерших )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEMURES — (0) лемуры
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LEMURES — n pl рим. миф. лемуры ( души умерших )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LEMURES — n pl рим. миф. лемуры ( души умерших )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEMURES — сущ. мн.ч. лемуры; души умерших.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
LEMURES — (мифология) лемуры (души умерших)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEMURES — Pronunciation: ' le-m ə - ˌ r ā s, ' lem-y ə - ˌ r ē z Function: noun plural …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MANES — ˈmäˌnās, ˈmāˌnēz noun plural Etymology: Latin; perhaps akin to Latin manus good — more at mature 1. often capitalized : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEMUR — ˈlēmə(r) sometimes -ˌmyu̇(ə)r or -u̇ə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lemures, plural, nocturnal spirits, ghosts; from its nocturnal habits; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEMURALIA — /lem'yeuh ray"lee euh, -rayl"yeuh/ , n. ( sometimes used with a pl. v. ) the annual festival in ancient Rome …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEMUR — — lemurlike , adj. /lee"meuhr/ , n. any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LARVA — /lahr"veuh/ , n. , pl. larvae /-vee/ . 1. Entomol. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEMUR — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lemures, plural, ghosts Date: 1795 : any of various arboreal chiefly nocturnal prosimian primates …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEMUR — [le.mur] n [NL, fr. L lemures, pl., ghosts] (1795): any of various arboreal chiefly nocturnal mammals that were formerly widespread …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEMUR — / ˈliːmə(r); NAmE / noun an animal like a monkey , with thick fur and a long tail, that lives …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEMUR — le ‧ mur /ˈliːmə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: lemures 'ghosts' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEMUR — n. any arboreal primate of the family Lemuridae native to Madagascar, with a pointed snout and long tail. [mod.L f. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEMUR — n. any arboreal primate of the family Lemuridae native to Madagascar, with a pointed snout and long tail. [ mod.L …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEMUR — n. any arboreal primate of the family Lemuridae native to Madagascar, with a pointed snout and long tail. Etymology: mod.L …
Oxford English vocab
ZOMBIE — Synonyms and related words : Masan, apparition, appearance, astral, astral spirit, banshee, boob, case, character, chump, clod, control, departed spirit, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WRAITH — Synonyms and related words : Doppelganger, Masan, apparition, appearance, astral, astral spirit, banshee, co-walker, control, departed spirit, disembodied spirit, double, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VISION — Synonyms and related words : Masan, Vorstellung, apocalypse, apparition, appearance, astral, astral spirit, bad dream, bamboozlement, banshee, befooling, bluffing, brainchild, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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