Linus

¹ American  

[lahy-nuhs] / ˈlaɪ nəs /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. 76?, pope 67?–76?.

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Linus ² American  

[lahy-nuhs] / ˈlaɪ nəs /

noun

1. Classical Mythology.

   1. 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.

   2. 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.

2. a male given name.

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Example Sentences

In January 1953, the brilliant American chemist Linus Pauling stole a march on them when he announced he had the answer: DNA was a triple helix, with the bases sticking out, like charms on a bracelet.

From Los Angeles Times

“Each year, the Great Pumpkin rises out of the pumpkin patch that he thinks is the most sincere,” Linus said.

From Salon

Also landing in time for the celebration is a new documentary, “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror,” directed by Linus O’Brien, son of “Rocky Horror” author and composer Richard O’Brien.

From Los Angeles Times

Joseph, who is from Northamptonshire, vowed to continue to enable Linus's "insane ideas" - as he dressed as Princes Diana and Gwyneth Paltrow for their other shows Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, and Gwyneth Goes Skiing.

From BBC

Linus, who's from Sweden, described Joseph as the "sweetest most ridiculous person" and said he couldn't wait to create "more stupid fringe shows" together.

From BBC