lemures
/ˈlɛmjəriːz/
lemures noun: the spirits or ghosts of the dead, considered as malignant.
Noun
lemures pl (plural only)
- The spirits or ghosts of the dead, considered as malignant.
- The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint.1629, John Milton, “On the Morning of Christs Nativity”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC
- So still lay the figure, and so dim was its outline, that any other than Arbaces might have felt a superstitious fear, lest he beheld one of those grim lemures, who, above all other spots, haunted the threshold of the homes they formerly possessed.1834, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter VII, in The Last Days of Pompeii. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […]; successor to Henry Colburn, →OCLC, book IV, page 13
lemures meaning in Tamil
lemures in Tamil
- குரங்கு வகை
Origin of lemures
From Latin lemurēs. See lemur.
Questions about lemures
- What does lemures mean?
- Lemures means the spirits or ghosts of the dead, considered as malignant.
- What is lemures in Tamil?
- Lemures in Tamil is குரங்கு வகை. See Lemures meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lemures?
- Lemures is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lemures?
- Lemures is pronounced /ˈlɛmjəriːz/.
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