Linus
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noun
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Classical Mythology.
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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.
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Also called Linus 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.
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a male given name.
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The lawyer representing the petitioners, Linus Baker, said the ballot initiative concerns a new land use policy, and therefore is legislative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
"We can't even fill the coffee cups to the brim or they spill," his son Linus, 19, added with an air of amused exasperation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
“There was a teacher in Bell County, just an innocent teacher who put up a Linus cartoon over Christmas that said ‘Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.’
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Linus Pauling was one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th century.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Within a few days after my arrival, we knew what to do: imitate Linus Pauling and beat him at his own game.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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