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Romulus

Definition: Romulus

Romulus

Noun

1. (Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Rhea Silvia and Mars) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Romulus" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "someone from Rome".

Date "Romulus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)


Specialty Definitions: Romulus

DomainDefinitions

Biographical Satire

ROMULUS, Remus' twin. Collaborated with his brother in home life and in building Rome. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.

Literature

Romulus We need no Romulus to account for Rome. We require no hypothetical person to account for a plain fact.
Romulus and Remus were suckled by a wolf; Atalanta by a she-bear. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Romulus

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Romulus has several meanings:



Romulus, Michigan

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Romulus is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 22,979.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 93.0 km² (35.9 mi²). 93.0 km² (35.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 22,979 people, 8,439 households, and 5,941 families residing in the city. The population density is 247.1/km² (639.9/mi²). There are 8,943 housing units at an average density of 96.2/km² (249.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 65.36% White, 29.99% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. 2.01% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 8,439 households out of which 36.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% are married couples living together, 18.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% are non-families. 23.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.19. In the city the population is spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $45,088, and the median income for a family is $51,497. Males have a median income of $41,372 versus $27,517 for females. The per capita income for the city is $19,679. 12.6% of the population and 10.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.8% are under the age of 18 and 12.4% are 65 or older.



Romulus, New York

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Romulus is a town located in Seneca County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,036.

Geography


According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 132.9 km² (51.3 mi²). 97.9 km² (37.8 mi²) of it is land and 35.0 km² (13.5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 26.34% water.

Demographics


As of the census of 2000, there are 2,036 people, 583 households, and 420 families residing in the town. The population density is 20.8/km² (53.9/mi²). There are 812 housing units at an average density of 8.3/km² (21.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 81.88% White, 13.75% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.87% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 583 households out of which 35.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% are married couples living together, 9.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% are non-families. 21.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.76 and the average family size is 3.15. In the town the population is spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 34.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 124.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 137.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $42,404, and the median income for a family is $45,938. Males have a median income of $39,417 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,332. 14.3% of the population and 9.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 20.5% are under the age of 18 and 4.9% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Romulus."

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Crosswords: Romulus

English words defined with "Romulus": Curia ♦ Mars ♦ Remus. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Romulus": Beefeaters ♦ City of the Seven Hills ♦ Nine Gods ♦ ROMULUS ♦ Sacred Way. (references)
Etymologies containing "Romulus": Quirinal. (references)

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Modern Usage: Romulus

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Romulus den store (1969)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Romulus

DomainTitle

Books

  • Carly Simon: Romulus Hunt (reference)

  • Romulus (reference)

  • Romulus Linney : Adaptations for the American Stage (reference)

  • Romulus Linney, Seventeen Short Plays (Plays for Actors Series) (reference)

  • Romulus Remembered, 1915-1930 (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Romulus

Photos:
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Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Romulus

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Romulus Wielki / H. Tomaszewski. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: Romulus

"Romulus" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Romulus" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (proper)100%2865,706

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Romulus

The following table summarizes the usage of "Romulus" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
RomulusLast name10079,018
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Romulus

"Romulus" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "someone from Rome".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Romulus."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
RomolaFemaleItalianRomulus
RomoloMaleItalianRomulus
RomulusMaleRoman MythologyN/A
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Cities: Romulus


1. Romulus, MI (city, FIPS 69420)
Location: 42.22375 N, 83.36622 W
Population (1990): 22897 (8223 housing units)
Area: 93.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 48174
Country: USA

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Romulus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day		ExpressionFrequency
per Day

romulus michigan

225

central romulus school

4

romulus and remus

105

landing romulus strip

4

romulus

92

augustus romulus

3

romulus ny

36

construction romulus

3

hotel romulus

14

romulus linney

3

city of romulus

14

romulus michigan hotel

3

city of romulus michigan

9

remus romulus statue

3

romulus high school

9

ancient greed in rome romulus

3

picture remus romulus

9

corum romulus watch

3

remus romulus und

6

romulus new york

3

romulus augustulus

6

hotel in romulus michigan

3

remus romulus story

5

newspaper roman romulus

3

holding romulus

5

legend remus romulus

2

romulus mi hotel

5

picture romulus

2

romulus school

5

police romulus

2

marriott romulus

4

department police romulus

2

community romulus school

4

gateway golf romulus

2

romulus rome

4

et remus romulus

2

public romulus school

4

district romulus school

2

city of romulus mi

4

map michigan romulus

2
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Modern Translations: Romulus

Language Translations for "Romulus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Spanish

  

Rómulo. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Romulus

Misspellings

"Romulus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Proculus, Romolo, Romula. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Romulus

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "l-m-o-r-s-u-u"

-2 letters: lours, solum.

-3 letters: lour, lums, mols, mors, ours, roms, rums, slum, slur, soul, sour, sulu, sumo, ulus, urus.

-4 letters: lum, mol, mor, mos, mus, oms, ors, our, rom, rum, sol, som, sou, sum, ulu.

-5 letters: lo, mo, mu, om, or, os, so, um, us.

 Words containing the letters "l-m-o-r-s-u-u"
 

+1 letter: ramulous.

 

+2 letters: slumbrous, tremulous.

 

+3 letters: cumbrously, glamourous, glomerulus, humorously, miraculous, numerously, operculums, slumberous.

 

+4 letters: multicourse, multiparous, multisource, murderously, murmurously, tremulously, unglamorous.

 

+5 letters: accumulators, circumfluous, cirrocumulus, luminiferous, macronucleus, micronucleus, microtubules, miraculously, monocultures, mournfullest, mournfulness, multicourses, multifarious, multipurpose, semilustrous, stratocumuli, surmountable, umbrageously, unremorseful.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Romulus


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 6F 6D 75 6C 75 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01101111 01101101 01110101 01101100 01110101 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#111 &#109 &#117 &#108 &#117 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 006F 006D 0075 006C 0075 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

52817987788785

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Frequency 		9. Names: Derived from
10. Cities
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern 		13. Derivations
14. Anagrams
15. Orthography
16. Bibliography


  

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