legend

Meaning

Noun

1. An unrealistic story depicting past events.
2. An unrealistic story depicting past events.
3. An unrealistic story depicting past events.
4. An unrealistic story depicting past events.
5. A person related to a legend or legends.
6. A person related to a legend or legends.
7. (colloquial,slang) A person related to a legend or legends.
8. A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
9. An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
10. A musical composition set to a poetical story.
11. The design and specification of a vessel.

Verb

To tell or narrate; to recount.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/

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 (“I read”).

Sentences

The " Daily " was instrumental in the spread of the Paul is dead urban legend .