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- [lej-uh nd]
- /ˈlɛdʒ ənd/
- /ˈledʒ.ənd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lej-uh nd]
- /ˈlɛdʒ ənd/
Definitions of legend word
- noun legend a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical. 1
- noun legend the body of stories of this kind, especially as they relate to a particular people, group, or clan: the winning of the West in American legend. 1
- noun legend an inscription, especially on a coat of arms, on a monument, under a picture, or the like. 1
- noun legend a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used. Compare key1 (def 8). 1
- noun legend Numismatics. inscription (def 8). 1
- noun legend a collection of stories about an admirable person. 1
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Origin of legend
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; 1900-05 for def 4; Middle English legende written account of a saint's life < Medieval Latin legenda literally, (lesson) to be read, noun use of feminine of Latin legendus, gerund of legere to read; so called because appointed to be read on respective saints' days
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Parts of speech for Legend
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
legend popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
legend usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for legend
noun legend
- myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- fiction — works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction.
- tale — a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
- folklore — the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people.
- fable — a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
Antonyms for legend
noun legend
- non-fiction — the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay (opposed to fiction and distinguished from poetry and drama).
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
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