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lusus¹

noun lususes

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of lusus naturae On the right hand […] is a multitude of loose stones, lying on the surface. They are of the lime-stone kind, mere lususes, assuming most singular forms; some are excavated, and often perforated.

Lusus²

proper noun

  1. Roman The supposed son or companion of Bacchus, god of wine and divine madness, to whom Portuguese national mythology attributed the foundation of ancient Lusitania and the fatherhood of the Lusitanians.

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@misc{lusus_2026,
  title = {lusus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lusus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}