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