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lemures

noun plural le·mu·res \ˈle-mə-ˌrās, ˈlem-yə-ˌrēz\

Definition of LEMURES

:  spirits of the unburied dead exorcised from homes in early Roman religious rites
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Origin of LEMURES

Latin
First Known Use: 1555

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