LEGEND


Meaning of LEGEND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ledʒ(ə)nd ]

( legends)

1.

A legend is a very old and popular story that may be true.

...the legends of ancient Greece...

The play was based on Irish legend.

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2.

If you refer to someone as a legend , you mean that they are very famous and admired by a lot of people.

...blues legends John Lee Hooker and B.B. King.

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3.

A legend is a story that people talk about, concerning people, places, or events that exist or are famous at the present time.

The incident has since become a family legend...

His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press.

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