Reference meaning
Lemuria
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A religious feast of Ancient Rome during which rites were performed to exorcise the malevolent ghosts of the dead from their homes.
Other meanings
2. 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.
3. proper noun
A supposed lost country, continent, or island of the Indian Ocean inhabited by an ancient, spiritually advanced race or advanced alien visitants.
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