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legend (noun)

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  • legend — ► NOUN 1) a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but which is not authenticated. 2) an extremely famous or notorious person: a screen legend. 3) an inscription, caption, or key. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very well known. ORIGIN from Latin… …   English terms dictionary

  • legend — noun 1 well known story ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, old ▪ Greek, Inuit, Roman, etc. ▪ local ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • legend — noun 1 (C) an old, well known story, often about brave people, adventures, or magical events: the legend of Rip Van Winkle who slept for 100 years 2 (U) all stories of this kind: Celtic legend 3 (C) someone who is famous and admired for being… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • legend — noun Etymology: Middle English legende, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin, feminine of legendus, gerundive of legere to gather, select, read; akin to Greek legein to gather, say,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • legend — noun /ˈlɛʤ.ənd/ a) A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events. Also historical legend. The legend of Troy was discovered to have historical basis. b) A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an… …   Wiktionary

  • legend — I (fable) noun adventure, chronicle, epic, epos, fable, fantasy, fiction, folklore, lore, myth, mythology, odyssey, romance, saga, story, tale, tradition, yarn II (inscription) noun abstract, annotation, brief, caption, chronicle, cipher,… …   Law dictionary

  • legend — noun 1》 a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but which is not authenticated. 2》 an extremely famous or notorious person: a screen legend. 3》 an inscription on a coin or medal.     ↘explanatory wording on a map, diagram, etc. 4》… …   English new terms dictionary

  • legend in one's own lunchtime — noun One whose fame is insignificant or fleeting. A legend in his own lunchtime, Bulwer Lytton became renowned for penning exceptionally bad prose …   Wiktionary

  • legend — noun 1) the Arthurian legends Syn: myth, saga, epic, folk tale, folk story, fable, lore, folklore, mythology, folk tradition 2) pop legends Syn: celebrity …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • legend — noun 1) Arthurian legends Syn: myth, saga, epic, tale, story, folk tale, folk story, fairy tale, fable, mythos, folklore, lore, mythology, fantasy, oral history, folk tradition; urban myth 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • legend */*/ — UK [ˈledʒ(ə)nd] / US [ˈledʒənd] noun Word forms legend : singular legend plural legends 1) a) [countable] an old story about famous people and events in the past. Legends are not usually true the legend of the Headless Horseman Greek myths and… …   English dictionary

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