Definition of Remus

1. Noun. (Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus.

Category relationships: Roman Mythology
Generic synonyms: Mythical Being

Definition of Remus

1. Proper noun. (Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus. ¹

2. Proper noun. ( male given name), rare in English. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Remus

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Rembrandt van Rijn
Rembrandt van Ryn
Rembrandtesque
Rembrandts
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrancer
Remembrancers
Remicade
Remilegia
Remilegia australis
Remington
Remote Oceania
Remulakian
Remus
Renaissance
Renaissance Latin
Renaissance man
Renaissance men
Renaissant
Renascence
Renata
Renata Tebaldi
Renaults
Renaut body
Rendu-Osler-Weber syndrome
Rene-Robert Cavelier
Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur
Rene Descartes

Literary usage of Remus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends by Mary Huse Eastman (1915)
"Nights with Uncle remus. Brother Rabbit and the mosquitoes. Harris. Nights with Uncle remus. Brother Rabbit and the tar-baby. See Wonderful tar-baby story. ..."

2. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1899)
"There is a fine and beautiful nature hidden behind it, as all know who have read the "Uncle remus " book; and a fine genius, too, as all know by the same ..."

3. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"Uncle remus had many privileges in the house of the daughter of his old mistress and master, and one of these was to warm himself by the dining-room fire ..."

4. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (2000)
"UNCLE remus AND MR. CABLE. MR. JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS ("Uncle remus") was to arrive from Atlanta at seven o'clock Sunday morning; so we got up and received ..."

5. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain (1883)
"UNCLE remus AND MR. CABLE. MR. JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS (' Uncle Bemus') was to arrive from Atlanta at seven o'clock Sunday morning; so we got up and received ..."

6. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent, John Erskine, Stuart Pratt Sherman, Carl Van Doren (1918)
"CHAPTER V Dialect Writers I. NEGRO DIALECT: JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS APART from its purely literary significance, Uncle remus: his Songs and his Sayings makes a ..."

7. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1903)
"JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS (" Uncle remus ") was to arrive from Atlanta at seven o'clock Sunday morning; so we got up and received him. We were able to detect him ..."

8. Glimpses of Authors by Caroline Ticknor (1922)
"The meeting at New Orleans is described in the "Life on the Mississippi," in the chapter entitled, "'Uncle remus' and Mr. Cable," and the acquaintance with ..."

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