legend

  • 11legend — ► NOUN 1) a traditional story popularly regarded as historical but which is not authenticated. 2) an extremely famous or notorious person: a screen legend. 3) an inscription, caption, or key. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very well known. ORIGIN from Latin… …

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  • 12legend — [lej′ənd] n. [ME legende < OFr < ML legenda, things to read, neut. pl. of L legendus, ger. of legere, to read: see LOGIC] 1. a) a story handed down for generations among a people and popularly believed to have a historical basis, although… …

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  • 13legend — I (fable) noun adventure, chronicle, epic, epos, fable, fantasy, fiction, folklore, lore, myth, mythology, odyssey, romance, saga, story, tale, tradition, yarn II (inscription) noun abstract, annotation, brief, caption, chronicle, cipher,… …

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  • 14Legend —   [engl.], Legende …

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  • 15legend — англ. [ле/джэнд] légende фр. [лежа/нд] Legende нем. [легэ/ндэ] легенда …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 16Legend —    Film fantastique de Ridley Scott, avec Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent.   Pays: États Unis et Grande Bretagne   Date de sortie: 1985   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 38    Résumé    Un monstre a reçu pour mission de tuer les… …

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  • 17legend — 1 *myth, saga 2 *inscription, caption …

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  • 18Legend — For other uses, see Legend (disambiguation) and Legendary (disambiguation). A depiction of the legendary Rütlischwur. A legend (Latin, legenda, things to be read ) is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to …

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  • 19legend — noun 1 well known story ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, old ▪ Greek, Inuit, Roman, etc. ▪ local ▪ …

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  • 20legend — n. inscription wording 1) to bear a legend myth, story 2) a legend arises 3) a living; local; popular legend 4) a legend to (her exploits were a legend to millions) notable person 5) to become a legend (in one s own time) * * * [ ledʒ(ə)nd] local …

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