legend
- legend
legend [lej′ənd]
n.
[ME legende < OFr < ML legenda, things to read, neut. pl. of L legendus, ger. of legere, to read: see LOGIC]
1.
a) a story handed down for generations among a people and popularly believed to have a historical basis, although not verifiable: cf. MYTH1
b) all such stories belonging to a particular group of people [famous in Irish legend]
2.
a) a notable person whose deeds or exploits are much talked about in his or her own time
b) the stories of his or her exploits
3. an inscription on a coin, coat of arms, etc.
4. a title, brief description, or key accompanying an illustration or map
English World dictionary.
V. Neufeldt.
2014.
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Legend — Leg end (l[e^]j [e^]nd or l[=e] j[e^]nd; 277), n. [OE. legende, OF. legende, F. l[ e]gende, LL. legenda, fr. L. legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to Gr. le gein to gather, speak. Cf. {Collect}, {Dialogue}, {Lesson}, {Logic}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Legend EP — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Legend EP Álbum de Abigail Williams Publicación 3 de octubre de 2006 Grabación 2006 … Wikipedia Español
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legend — (n.) early 14c., narrative dealing with a happening or an event, from O.Fr. legende (12c., Mod.Fr. légende) and directly from M.L. legenda legend, story, lit. (things) to be read, on certain days in church, etc., from L. legendus, neuter plural… … Etymology dictionary
legend — [n1] story of the past, often fictitious fable, fiction, folklore, folk story, folk tale, lore, myth, mythology, mythos, narrative, saga, tale, tradition; concept 282 legend [n2] brief description in document cipher, code, device, epigraph,… … New thesaurus
legend — ► NOUN 1) a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but which is not authenticated. 2) an extremely famous or notorious person: a screen legend. 3) an inscription, caption, or key. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very well known. ORIGIN from Latin… … English terms dictionary
