/ mɪˈθɒlədʒi; NAmE -ˈθɑːl-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) [ U , C ]
1.
ancient myths in general; the ancient myths of a particular culture, society, etc. :
Greek mythology
a study of the religions and mythologies of ancient Rome
2.
ideas that many people think are true but that do not exist or are false :
the popular mythology that life begins at forty
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from French mythologie , or via late Latin from Greek muthologia , from muthos myth + -logia (see -ology ).