legend
Meanings
noun
- The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
- An unrealistic story depicting past events.
- A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
- A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
- A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.
- A fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records.
- Such stories considered collectively; unverified traditional tales.
- A person related to a legend or legends.
- A leading protagonist in a historical legend.
- A person of extraordinary fame or accomplishments.
- A cool, nice or helpful person, especially one who is male.
- A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
verb
- To tell or narrate; to recount.
name
- A male given name.
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Etymology
From Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“to read”).
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