legend
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le|gend [ˈledʒənd] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: légende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin legere 'to gather, choose, read']
1.) [U and C]
an old, well-known story, often about brave people, adventures, or magical events
▪ the legend of St George and the dragon
▪ ancient Greek legends
according to legend
▪ According to legend, he escaped by leaping from the cliffs into the sea.
▪ Legend has it that prisoners were brought here to be executed.
2.)
someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at doing something
tennis/footballing/music etc legend
▪ We must put more money into the sport if we want to create the tennis legends of the future.
▪ a marvellous player who was a legend in his own lifetime .
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living legend at ↑
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3.) literary
words that have been written somewhere, for example on a sign
▪ A sign above the door bore the legend `patience is a virtue'.
4.) technical
the words that explain a picture or map
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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
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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
