{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"lemuralia"},"requestId":"K-07fAK1mRUxkN2HXfz8l","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/quiz-identify-the-real-word/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"Can You Identify the Real Word from These Outlandish, Gorbulent Choices?","content":{"topicLabel":"Quiz"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/can-you-identify-the-real-word-from-these-outlandish-gorbulent-choices-20240917.png","description":"We've got impostors in this quiz! Can you identify the real words among these weird and sus choices? Don't let the nonsense fool you!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/the-purrfect-quiz-on-cat-descriptors","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"the-purrfect-quiz-on-cat-descriptors","questionNumber":"3"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/sight-words-how-to-teach/","text":"List of 100 Sight Words and How to Teach Them"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/triskaidekaphobia/","text":"Why Is Friday the 13th Unlucky?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/mixtape-vs-album/","text":"Mixtape vs. Album: What’s the Difference?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/beige-flag/","text":"Worried About a \"Beige Flag\"? What Exactly Does This Term Mean?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/foods-named-after-places-toponyms/","text":"Treat Yourself to the Origins of 11 Food Toponyms"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/strange-animal-groups-listicle/","text":"A Smack of Jellyfish and Other Unique Animal Group Names"}],"topicLabel":"Flock together"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/list-50-states-names-origins/","text":"List of All 50 State Names and Their Origins (Even New Jersey)"}],"topicLabel":"TIL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/fruit-vegetable-quiz/","text":"Do You Know the Names of These Unusual Parts of Fruits and Vegetables?"}],"topicLabel":"Food"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"87EK4B8OoOVXVmqZkhMsI","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"lemper","entry":"Lemper"},{"slug":"lempert-operation","entry":"Lempert operation"},{"slug":"lempira","entry":"lempira"},{"slug":"lemuel","entry":"Lemuel"},{"slug":"lemur","entry":"lemur"}],"after":[{"slug":"lemures","entry":"lemures"},{"slug":"lemuria","entry":"Lemuria"},{"slug":"lemuroid","entry":"lemuroid"},{"slug":"len","entry":"Len"},{"slug":"lena","entry":"Lena"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"lemuralia"},"requestId":"-05qsOKTkCw5miGMbsqgC","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[{"sentence":"They were so feared that a festival, called the Lemuralia, was celebrated in order to propitiate them.","profanity":0,"source":{"title":"Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome","type":"const","url":"http://www.gutenberg.org/files/22381/22381-h/22381-h.htm","author":"E.M. Berens","publication_date":null,"abbreviation":"gbg"},"id":"Fq8eLncBNntMT0NwUjcj"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"lemuralia"},"requestId":"qpP3OXdflkFnQOzoIoBoK","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"Entry","audioPronunciations":[{"mpeg":"https://nonprod-audio.dictionary.com/L01/L0174400/L0174400.mp3"}],"confusableNotes":[],"genderNotes":[],"grammarNotes":[],"headword":{"displayForm":"Lemuralia","slug":"lemuralia"},"idioms":[],"orderKey":99999010,"ordinal":10,"origin":null,"partOfSpeechBlock":[{"definitions":[{"antonymsConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"def\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"type\": \"cross_reference\", \"punc\": \"comma\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"lemures\", \"type\": \"text\"}], \"slug\": \"lemures\", \"trailingSpace\": true}, {\"text\": \"or family ghosts, were exorcised from houses.\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"ordinal":1,"subdefinitions":[],"synonymsConnection":{"edges":[]}}],"inflectionSets":[],"labelSet":{"labelSetText":"(sometimes used with a plural verb)"},"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationNotes":[],"pronunciationSet":{"pronunciationSetChunk":"{\"type\": \"pronunciation_set\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-2646\", \"pronunciationGroupChunks\": [{\"type\": \"pronunciation_group\", \"punc\": \"comma\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-2645\", \"ipaChunks\": [{\"text\": \"\\u02ccl\\u025bm y\\u0259\\u02c8re\\u026a li \\u0259\", \"type\": \"text\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-2644\"}], \"spellChunks\": [{\"text\": \"lem-y\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"uh\", \"type\": \"emphasis\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-2642\"}, {\"text\": \"-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"rey\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-2641\"}, {\"text\": \"-lee-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"uh\", \"type\": \"emphasis\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-2640\"}]}, {\"type\": \"pronunciation_group\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-263f\", \"ipaChunks\": [{\"text\": \"-\\u02c8re\\u026al y\\u0259\", \"type\": \"text\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-263e\"}], \"spellChunks\": [{\"text\": \"-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"reyl\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-263c\"}, {\"text\": \"-y\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"uh\", \"type\": \"emphasis\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-263b\"}]}]}"},"relatedFormSets":[],"sensitiveNotes":[],"spellingNotes":[],"synonymStudy":[],"usageAlerts":[],"usageNotes":[],"variants":[],"verbPhrases":[]}],"url":"lemuralia"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"lemuralia"},"requestId":"Och_6vqI0K1jOsxp7kkru","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"lemuralia","displayForm":"Lemuralia","canonicalSlug":"lemuralia","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e6cecbb.-264a","type":"normal","entry":"Lemuralia","entrySyllabified":"Le·mu·ra·li·a","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"ipa":"ˌlɛm yəˈreɪ li ə, -ˈreɪl yə ","spell":"lem-yuh-rey-lee-uh, -reyl-yuh ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/L01/L0174400.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/L01/L0174400.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures, or family ghosts, were exorcised from houses.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"(sometimes used with a plural verb)"}],"origin":null,"originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":["Also called Lemuria

[le-myoor-ee-uh] /lɛˈmyʊər i ə/ ."],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"confusables":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":88863,"index-rank-01":["lemuralia"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":["lemuria"],"index-rank-04":["lemuralia's","lemuralias","lemuralias'"],"index-rank-05":["lemuria's","lemurias","lemurias'"],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"lemuralia"},"requestId":"UWLvkd596AzG51ROnueey","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["Lemuralia","Lemuria","lemuroid","Lemuel","Liberalia","mural","demurral","lemures","Marília","Morelia","femoral","La Mirada"],"tuna":["mural","demurral","demurely","moral","lamella","memorial","laurel","morale","amoral","leisurely","lateral","liberal","literal","live rail","morally","immoral","numeral","let roll","lead role"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Lemuralia","slug":"lemuralia"},{"displayForm":"Lemuria","slug":"lemuria"},{"displayForm":"lemuroid","slug":"lemuroid"},{"displayForm":"Lemuel","slug":"lemuel"},{"displayForm":"Liberalia","slug":"liberalia"},{"displayForm":"mural","slug":"mural"},{"displayForm":"demurral","slug":"demurral"},{"displayForm":"lemures","slug":"lemures"},{"displayForm":"Marília","slug":"marilia"},{"displayForm":"Morelia","slug":"morelia"},{"displayForm":"femoral","slug":"femoral"},{"displayForm":"La Mirada","slug":"la-mirada"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"mural","slug":"mural"},{"displayForm":"demurral","slug":"demurral"},{"displayForm":"demurely","slug":"demurely"},{"displayForm":"moral","slug":"moral"},{"displayForm":"lamella","slug":"lamella"},{"displayForm":"memorial","slug":"memorial"},{"displayForm":"laurel","slug":"laurel"},{"displayForm":"morale","slug":"morale"},{"displayForm":"amoral","slug":"amoral"},{"displayForm":"leisurely","slug":"leisurely"},{"displayForm":"lateral","slug":"lateral"},{"displayForm":"liberal","slug":"liberal"},{"displayForm":"literal","slug":"literal"},{"displayForm":"live rail","slug":"live%20rail"},{"displayForm":"morally","slug":"morally"},{"displayForm":"immoral","slug":"immoral"},{"displayForm":"numeral","slug":"numeral"},{"displayForm":"let roll","slug":"let%20roll"},{"displayForm":"lead role","slug":"lead%20role"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"lemuralia"},"requestId":"CSqpCWg8eYSDonBtQclJJ","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Lemuralia

noun

Example Sentences