Lemuralia: Meaning and Definition of

Le•mu•ra•li•a

Pronunciation: (lem"yu-rā'lē-u, -rāl'yu), [key]
— n. (sometimes used with a pl. v.)
  1. the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures were exorcised from houses.
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