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leg·end

noun \?le-j?nd\

Definition of LEGEND

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a : a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable b : a body of such stories <a place in the legend of the frontier> c : a popular myth of recent origin d : a person or thing that inspires legends e : the subject of a legend <its violence was legend even in its own time — William Broyles Jr.>

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a : an inscription or title on an object (as a coin) b : caption 2b c : an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart

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Examples of LEGEND

I don't believe the legends I've heard about this forest.the legend of a lost continentHe has become a baseball legend.The gravestone bears the legend “Rest in Peace.”

Origin of LEGEND

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, logosspeech, word, reasonFirst Known Use: 14th century

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He was a legend in his own mind!!!!  The legend of the magic cow, the duck, and the dog is true!

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