leg·end

leg·end
/ˈlɛʤənd/ noun, pl -ends
1 : a story from the past that is believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true
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I don't believe the legends I've heard about this forest.

the legend of a lost continent

[noncount]

According to legend, the city was destroyed by a great flood in ancient times. = Legend has it that the city was destroyed by a great flood in ancient times.

— see also urban legend
2 [count] : a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well

He has become a baseball legend.

a guitar-playing legend

She is a legend in her own time. = She is a living legend. [=she has become a legend while still living]

3 [count]
3 a : a list that explains the symbols on a map
3 b formal : the writing that appears on an object

The gravestone bears the legend “Rest in Peace.”


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • leg|end|ar|y — «LEHJ uhn DEHR ee», adjective, noun, plural ar|ies. –adj. 1. of a legend or legends; like a legend; not historical: »Robin Hood is a legendary person. His legendary song…Of ancient deeds so long forgot (Scott). 2. celebrated or described in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leg|end|ry — «LEHJ uhn dree», noun, plural ries. legends collectively …   Useful english dictionary

  • leg|end — «LEHJ uhnd», noun. 1. a story coming down from the past, which many people have believed: »The stories about King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table are legends, not history. Listen to this Indian Legend, To this Song of Hiawatha… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leg End — Infobox Album | Name = Leg End (aka Legend) Type = Studio album Artist = Henry Cow Released = 1973 Recorded = The Manor, Oxfordshire, England, May–June 1973 Genre = Avant progressive rock Length = 43:33 Label = Virgin (UK) Producer = Henry Cow… …   Wikipedia

  • sem|i|leg|end|ar|y — «SEHM ee LEHJ uhn DEHR ee», adjective. partly legendary: »a semilegenry story …   Useful english dictionary

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  • end — end·amebiasis; end·amoeba; end·amoe·bi·dae; end·aortic; end·arterial; end·arteritis; end·ar·te·ri·um; end·er·gon·ic; end·ing; end·less; end·less·ness; end·lich·ite; end·most; end·oral; end·osmometer; end·osmosis; end·osteal; end·osteitis;… …   English syllables

  • leg — black·leg·gery; black·leg·ism; boot·leg·ger; col·leg·er; ec·leg·ma; en·leg·end·ed; hy·leg; jock·te·leg; leg·an·tine; leg; leg·a·tee; leg·ate·ship; leg·a·tine; leg·a·tive; leg·bar; leg·end·ar·i·ly; leg·end·ist; leg·end·ize; leg·end·ry;… …   English syllables

  • leg-of-mut|ton — «LEHG uhv MUHT uhn», adjective. having the shape of a leg of mutton; wide at one end and narrow at the other: »a leg of mutton sleeve …   Useful english dictionary

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