adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
mythic proportions (= a size or importance that seems almost unreal )
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Achieving this was a feat of mythic proportions.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the mythic West
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The stories contained mythic visions of riches in the Middle East.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the dispute will probably never be settled since both Topeka and Azusa Street have now achieved a certain mythic quality.
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Comparative cultural studies have now demonstrated beyond question that similar mythic tales are to be found in every quarter of this earth.
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Even the mythic good guys you read about have warts.
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I worried about the mythic trees you used to paint.
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If all this sounds rather mythic , it is because it is a myth.
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Like most mythic events, the Six-Day War actually happened, but not quite the way people remember it.
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Most commentators assume that this lake is situated in some mythic underworld.