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Definition of: lemures
(lem′y
·rēz) noun plural
In Roman religion, the shades or spirits of the dead; ghosts; specters. On the ninth of May a festival, the Le·mu·ri·a (lə·myr′ē·ə), was held to appease these departed spirits. [<L]
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