Linus
1 Americannoun
noun
-
Classical Mythology.
-
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.
-
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.
-
-
a male given name.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
On 28 June, Linus received an email from the centre in Peru advising it could not take on any new participants because GVI had not paid them for six months.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Linus Chan: It’s going to be a huge difference.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026
Actor Alison Oliver, who appeared in “Saltburn,” plays Isabella Linton, Edgar’s ward who becomes a problematic fixation for Heathcliff, and the filmmaker reteamed with cinematographer Linus Sandgren, production designer Suzie Davies and editor Victoria Boydell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
The refugee’s lawyer, Linus Chan, said she had eventually been released in Houston, after he found a community group to help her get home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
All too often Linus had got there first.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
