Remus

[ ree-muh s ]

/ ˈri məs /

noun

Roman Legend. See under Romulus(def 1).

Uncle. Uncle Remus.

Definition for remus (2 of 2)

Romulus

[ rom-yuh-luh s ]

/ ˈrɒm yə ləs /

noun Roman Legend.

the founder of Rome, in 753 b.c., and its first king: a son of Mars and Rhea Silvia, he and his twin brother (Remus) were abandoned as babies, suckled by a she-wolf, and brought up by a shepherd; Remus was finally killed for mocking the fortifications of Rome, which Romulus had just founded.

a town in S Michigan.

Example sentences from the Web for remus

Under the eastern arch Romulus and Remus are seen suckled by the she-wolf.

Rheims and the Battles for its Possession |Various
Uncle Remus exclaimed, changing his tone and attitude, as if addressing some third person concealed in the room.

Nights With Uncle Remus |Joel Chandler Harris
One day, when they went up to visit him, he refused to let Romulus and Remus into the shack or near his kennels.

The Dogs of Boytown |Walter A. Dyer
That Uncle Remus, cannot “pick” the banjo, and never even heard it “picked,” seems hardly credible; but Mr. Harris knows.

Curiosities of the American Stage |Laurence Hutton

There came a day when Remus seemed to be getting worse instead of better, and Tom Poultice was sent for again.

The Dogs of Boytown |Walter A. Dyer

British Dictionary definitions for remus (1 of 2)

Remus

/ (ˈriːməs) /

noun

Roman myth the brother of Romulus

British Dictionary definitions for remus (2 of 2)

Romulus

/ (ˈrɒmjʊləs) /

noun

Roman myth the founder of Rome, suckled with his twin brother Remus by a she-wolf after they were abandoned in infancy. Their parents were Rhea Silvia and Mars. Romulus later killed Remus in an argument over the new city

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Remus

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Definition for remus (2 of 2)

noun Roman Legend.

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British Dictionary definitions for remus (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for remus (2 of 2)

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