legend

nounB1 · Intermediate

A famous old story, or a very famous person.

Meanings of «legend»

1 · noun

a famous old story that may not be true

Every culture has a legend about how the world began.

2 · noun

a person who is extremely famous and admired

My grandfather is a legend in our small town.

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Translation

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«legend» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

an old story that people tell

taleany story, often exciting or from long agoHe told a tale of pirates and gold.

legendold story about a hero, maybe partly trueThe legend says a king sleeps under this hill.

mythancient story about gods that explains the worldThe ancient myth explains why we have winter.

fableshort story with animals that teaches a lessonThe fable of the fox and the grapes is famous.

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a famous old story, or a very famous person

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