MYTHIC


Meaning of MYTHIC in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

mythic proportions (= a size or importance that seems almost unreal )

Achieving this was a feat of mythic proportions.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

the mythic West

The stories contained mythic visions of riches in the Middle East.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But the dispute will probably never be settled since both Topeka and Azusa Street have now achieved a certain mythic quality.

Comparative cultural studies have now demonstrated beyond question that similar mythic tales are to be found in every quarter of this earth.

Even the mythic good guys you read about have warts.

I worried about the mythic trees you used to paint.

If all this sounds rather mythic , it is because it is a myth.

Like most mythic events, the Six-Day War actually happened, but not quite the way people remember it.

Most commentators assume that this lake is situated in some mythic underworld.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.