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Definition: Lemuria

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is a remnant.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Lemuria" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Common Expressions: Lemuria

Expressions Definition
Lemuria (continent) Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical "Lost Land" variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its 19th century origins lie in attempts to account for discontinuities in biogeography. Lemuria has been rendered superfluous by modern understanding of plate tectonics. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Lemuria


Lemuria

Lemuria may refer to:

  • Lemuria (festival), in Roman religion, Lemuria is a feast during which the unwholesome and malevolent spectres of the restless dead (lemures) were propitiated.
  • Lemuria (continent), name given by 19th century geologist Philip Sclater to a hypothetical land mass in the Indian Ocean that was required, before the understanding of plate tectonics, to account for similarities between fauna in India and Madagascar.

Fiction

  • Lemuria (continent), fictional continent mentioned in the fiction of Robert E. Howard and Perry Rhodan
  • Lemuria (comics), two locations in the Marvel Universe
  • Lemuria, a mysterious hidden island in the video game series Golden Sun
  • Lemuria (RPG world), a 2004 RPG world designed for the d20 Modern game by Swedes Anders Blixt and Krister Sundelin
  • Lemuria, one of two missing spaceships in the animated television series Transformers Cybertron

Music

Popular Culture


Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Lemuria"



Topics by Level of Interest: Lemuria

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Lemuria 59     A Black Moon Broods over Lemuria 5
Lemuria (continent) 32     Lemuria 59
Lemuria and Easter Island 15     Lemuria (album) 11
Lemuria (album) 11     Lemuria (comics) 5
Lemuria (festival) 9     Lemuria (continent) 32
A Black Moon Broods over Lemuria 5     Lemuria (festival) 9
Lemuria (comics) 5     Lemuria and Easter Island 15

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: Lemuria

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Hebrew למוריה (Lemuria). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, Lemuria. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit למוריה (Lemuria). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, Lemuria. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Lemuria

Language Translations for “Lemuria” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Lathagemathagurathagiathaga (Lemuria). Additional references: Athag, Lemuria. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Lagemaguragiaga (Lemuria). Additional references: Double Dutch, Lemuria. (volunteer)
Leet #&{V}(_)|21@ (Lemuria). Additional references: Leet, Lemuria. (volunteer)
Oppish Lopemopuropiopa (Lemuria). Additional references: Oppish, Lemuria. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Emurialay (Lemuria). Additional references: Pig Latin, Lemuria. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Lubemuburubiuba (Lemuria). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Lemuria. (volunteer)
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Trade Name:Lemuria

1. Music title by Therion released by Nuclear Blast (October 25, 2004). source


Adjacent words:

Lemony     Lemsalu     Lemurine
Lemoore     Lemuel     Lemurinely
Lemos     Lemur     Lemuroid
Lemoyne     Lemur Catta     Lemuroidea
LeMoyne-Owen     Lemures     Lemuroidly
Lempa     Lemuria     Lemurs
Lempel     Lemurid     Lemus
Lemper     Lemuridae     Len
Lempin     Lemuridly     Lena
Lempira     Lemuridous     Lena Calhoun Horne
Lempiras     Lemuridously     Lena Horne


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