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Lemuria

/ləˈmjuːɹi.ə/

Lemuria proper noun: a religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.

Proper noun (1)

Lemuria

  1. (historical) A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.

Proper noun (2)

Lemuria

  1. A hypothetical continent or landmass postulated to have existed as an explanation of why lemur fossils appeared in Madagascar and India, but not in Africa or the Middle East.
    • Dr. Sclater has proposed for the hypothetical continent connecting these distant points, and whose former existence is indicated by the Mascarene islands and the Maldive coral group, the name of Lemuria.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 445
  2. (New-Age) A supposed lost country, continent, or island of the Indian Ocean inhabited by an ancient, spiritually advanced race or advanced alien visitants.

Lemuria meaning in Marathi

Lemuria in Marathi

religious feast of Ancient Rome
लेमुरिया lemuriyā
hypothetical island in the Indian Ocean
लेमुरिया lemuriyā

Origin of Lemuria

From Latin Lemuria.

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

Words formed from Lemuria

Questions about Lemuria

What does Lemuria mean?
Lemuria means a religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.
What is Lemuria in Marathi?
Lemuria in Marathi is लेमुरिया (lemuriyā). See Lemuria meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Lemuria?
Lemuria is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Lemuria?
Lemuria is pronounced /ləˈmjuːɹi.ə/.

Words near Lemuria in the dictionary

  1. lemur-tail seahorse
  2. lemur-tail seahorses
  3. Lemuralia
  4. lemure
  5. lemures
  6. Lemuria
  7. Lemurian
  8. Lemurians
  9. lemurid
  10. lemuridous
  11. lemurids

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