Dictionary  Li•nusPronunciation: (lī'nus), [key] —n. 1. Class. Myth. a. a musician and poet, the inventor of melody and rhythm, of whom various stories are told: often identified, through his untimely death, with the harvesting or withering of crops and vegetation. b. Also called Li'nus song". a dirge: originally sung in western Asia to mourn the death of crops being harvested, later sung to mourn the death of Linus or that of Adonis. 2. a male given name. Li•nusPronunciation: (lī'nus), [key] —n. Saint, died a.d. 76?, pope 67?–76?. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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