Lemuria

Lemúria English <dab> Pronunciation en /ləˈmjuːɹi.ə/ Etymology 1 + (festival) From en la Lemuria. Proper noun en Festivals Roman Empire en historical A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes. Derived terms en Lemurian Translations religious feast of Ancient Rome French: fr Lémuries f-p Latin: la Lemūria f Marathi: mr लेमुरिया Etymology 2 + (continent) From en lemur ia place; coined by English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1864. Proper noun 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. en 1869 Alfred Russel Wallace The Malay Archipelago Macmillan and Co. I London 445 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. en occult New Age ufology A supposed lost country, continent, or island of the Indian Ocean inhabited by an ancient, spiritually advanced race or advanced alien visitants. Coordinate terms en Atlantis Mu Hyperborea Derived terms en Lemurian Translations hypothetical island in the Indian Ocean Greek: el Λεμουρία f Marathi: mr लेमुरिया Portuguese: pt Lemúria f Anagrams en aeilmru Rumelia uramile en Fictional locations Latin la: Etymology From la lemurēs ghosts of the departed. Pronunciation Lemūria Proper noun ((Lemūria<2>,Lemūria<3.pl>)) la Holidays the festival of Lemurēs (spirits, ghosts) la Ov. F. 5 421 Declension ((Lemūria<2>,Lemūria<3.pl>)) References Lĕmūrĭa Lemures Lĕmūrĭa 898/3 1 Lemūria 1,015/2 Further reading en lemuria (festival)