URBAN MYTH

Meaning of URBAN MYTH in English

(also N. Amer. urban legend )

■ noun an entertaining story or piece of information of uncertain origin that is circulated as though true.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

URBAN MYTH — noun see: urban legend
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
URBAN MYTH — see urban legend
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
URBAN MYTH — (also ˌurban ˈlegend ) noun a story about an amusing or strange event that is supposed to have happened, which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
URBAN MYTH — ˌurban ˈmyth BrE AmE , ˌurban ˈlegend noun [countable] a story about an unusual event which happened recently that a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
URBAN MYTH — or urban legend ( urban myths) An urban myth is a strange or surprising story which many people believe, but …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
URBAN MYTH — or urban legend (~s) An ~ is a strange or surprising story which many people believe, but which is not …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
URBAN MYTH — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Or is he just an urban myth ?
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
URBAN MYTH — 1) история, изобилующая правдоподобными деталями, но на самом деле являющаяся вымыслом 2) искаженная информация Putin's impressions of America are often …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
URBAN MYTH — 1) история, изобилующая правдоподобными деталями, но на самом деле являющаяся вымыслом 2) искаженная информация Putin's impressions of America are often based on …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
URBAN — adj 1. urban; 2. urbane
Interlingua English vocab
URBAN — citean, urban
English interlingue dictionary
MYTH — mite (-ologie, -ologic), saga, legende
English interlingue dictionary
MYTH — noun Etymology: Greek ~os Date: 1830 1. a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
URBAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) urban climate Urban II urban planning Urban VI
Английский словарь Британика
MYTH — Traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the worldview of a people or explain a …
Английский словарь Британика
URBAN
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MYTH — ˈmith noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek mythos tale, speech, myth; perhaps akin to Gothic maudjan to remind, Old Irish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
URBAN — (a.) Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners.
Английский словарь Webster
URBAN — (a.) Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population.
Английский словарь Webster
MYTH — (n.) A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.
Английский словарь Webster
MYTH — (n.) A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, …
Английский словарь Webster
URBAN — ( a. ) Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
URBAN — ( a. ) Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
URBAN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYTH — /mith/ , n. 1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MYTH — noun Etymology: Greek mythos Date: 1830 1. a. : a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
URBAN — adj of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban population. 2. urban ·adj belonging to, or suiting, …
Webster English vocab
MYTH — noun a person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable. 2. myth ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
MYTH — [myth] n [Gk mythos] (1830) 1 a: a usu. traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MYTH — a story, usually of unknown origin and at least partially traditional, that ostensibly relates actual events to explain some practice, …
Britannica English vocabulary
URBAN — urban, Urban BrE AmE ˈɜːb ə n AmE \ ˈɝːb ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MYTH — myth BrE AmE mɪθ ▷ myths mɪθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
URBAN — / ˈɜːbən; NAmE ˈɜːrbən/ adjective [ usually before noun ] connected with a town or city : damage to both …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MYTH — / mɪθ; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] 1. a story from ancient times, especially one that was …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
URBAN — ur ‧ ban W2 /ˈɜːbən $ ˈɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MYTH
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
URBAN — adj. of, living in, or situated in a town or city (an urban population) (opp. RURAL). øurban district Brit. hist. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MYTH — n. 1 a traditional narrative usu. involving supernatural or imaginary persons and embodying popular ideas on natural or social phenomena …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
URBAN — adj. of, living in, or situated in a town or city (an urban population) (opp. RURAL). urban district Brit. hist. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MYTH — n. 1 a traditional narrative usu. involving supernatural or imaginary persons and embodying popular ideas on natural or social phenomena …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
URBAN — adj. of, living in, or situated in a town or city (an urban population) (opp. RURAL). Phrases and idioms: urban …
Oxford English vocab
MYTH — n.1 a traditional narrative usu. involving supernatural or imaginary persons and embodying popular ideas on natural or social phenomena etc. …
Oxford English vocab
URBAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Urban means belonging to, or relating to, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MYTH — ( myths) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A myth is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
URBAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Urban means belonging to, or relating to, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
URBAN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rural/urban setting ▪ The research station is located in a rural setting. a rural/urban/suburban …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MYTH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
URBAN — [adjective] [before noun] - of or in a city or townurban regeneration/renewalurban developmenturban decayIn urban areas of industrialising nations, millions …
Cambridge English vocab
MYTH — [noun] - an ancient story or set of stories, esp. explaining in a literary way the early history of a …
Cambridge English vocab
URBAN — adj. urban climate Urban II urban planning Urban VI
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MYTH — n. Traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the worldview of a people or explain …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
URBAN — adj. orig. Bartolomeo Prignano born 1318, Naples died Oct. 15, 1289, Rome Pope (137889). Archbishop of Acerenza (1363) and Bari …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
URBAN — adj. orig. Odo of Châtillon-sur-Marne born 0441; 1035, Châtillon-sur-Marne, or Lagery, or Lagny, Champagne, France died July 29, 1099, Rome …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MYTH
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
URBAN — adj. Function: adjective of, relating to, or characteristic of a city FF1C; urban disorders FF1E; Synonyms: burghal, city, municipal Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
MYTH
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
MYTH
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MYTH — A story that is not literally true, but which portrays fundamental spiritual and religious truths. Most religions of the world …
English Glossary of religious terms
URBAN — прил. городской urban renewal ≈ возрождение городов urban sprawl ≈расползание городов urban population ≈ городское население urban blight ≈ деградация …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MYTH — сущ. 1) а) миф б) вымысел ∙ create a myth debunk a myth dispel a myth explode a myth Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MYTH — myth.ogg mıθ n 1. миф 2. несуществующее, выдуманное лицо; несуществующая вещь
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
URBAN — Urban прил.городской urban renewal — возрождение городов urban sprawl —расползание городов urban population — городское население urban blight — деградация …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MYTH — myth сущ.1) миф; вымысел - create a myth - debunk a myth - dispel a myth - explode a myth …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
URBAN — 1. ʹɜ:bən n редк. городской житель, горожанин 2. ʹɜ:bən a городской urban agglomeration - городская агломерация, конурбация urban population - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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