legend
[ lej-uhnd ]
/ ˈlɛdʒ ənd /
noun
Origin of legend
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
SYNONYMS FOR legend
1
Legend,
fable,
myth refer to fictitious stories, usually handed down by tradition (although some fables are modern).
Legend, originally denoting a story concerning the life of a saint, is applied to any fictitious story, sometimes involving the supernatural, and usually concerned with a real person, place, or other subject:
the legend of the Holy Grail. A
fable is specifically a fictitious story (often with animals or inanimate things as speakers or actors) designed to teach a moral:
a fable about industrious bees. A
myth is one of a class of stories, usually concerning gods, semidivine heroes, etc., current since primitive times, the purpose of which is to attempt to explain some belief or natural phenomenon:
the Greek myth about Demeter.
OTHER WORDS FROM legend
pre·leg·end, noun, adjectiveWords nearby legend
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British Dictionary definitions for legend
legend
/ (ˈlɛdʒənd) /
noun
Derived forms of legend
legendry, nounWord Origin for legend
C14 (in the sense: a saint's life or a collection of saints' lives): from Medieval Latin
legenda passages to be read, from Latin
legere to read