Pronunciations
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/ˈlɛmjəriːz/
Noun
The spirits or ghosts of the dead, considered as malignant.
Usage- Roman
- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint.
More examples (1)
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.