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legend    音标拼音: [l'ɛdʒənd]
n. 传奇,传说,传奇文学,传奇人物

传奇,传说,传奇文学,传奇人物

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legend
n 1: a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
[synonym: {legend}, {fable}]
2: brief description accompanying an illustration [synonym:
{caption}, {legend}]

Legend \Leg"end\, v. t.
To tell or narrate, as a legend. --Bp. Hall.
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Legend \Leg"end\ (l[e^]j"[e^]nd or l[=e]"j[e^]nd; 277), n. [OE.
legende, OF. legende, F. l['e]gende, LL. legenda, fr. L.
legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to Gr.
le`gein to gather, speak. Cf. {Collect}, {Dialogue},
{Lesson}, {Logic}.]
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1. That which is appointed to be read; especially, a
chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly
read at matins, and in the refectories of religious
houses.
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2. A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous
nature. --Addison.
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3. Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not
verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.
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And in this legend all that glorious deed
Read, whilst you arm you. --Fairfax.
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4. An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the
field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic
shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
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{Golden legend}. See under {Golden}.
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203 Moby Thesaurus words for "legend":
Clio, Lambert conformal projection, Marchen, Mercator projection,
Miller projection, Mishnah, Muse of history, Spiritus Mundi, Sunna,
Talmud, Western, Western story, Westerner, adventure story,
adventures, aeronautical chart, allegory, ancient wisdom, annals,
apologue, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, astronomical chart,
atlas, autobiography, azimuthal equidistant projection,
azimuthal projection, banner, banner head, bedtime story,
biographical sketch, biography, caption, cartographer, cartography,
case history, celebrity, celestial chart, celestial globe, chart,
chorographer, chorography, chronicle, chronicles, chronology,
climatic chart, code, common law, confessions, conic projection,
contour line, contour map, curriculum vitae, custom,
cylindrical projection, detective story, diary, drop head,
dropline, epic, epigraph, experiences, fable, fabliau, fairy lore,
fairy tale, fairyism, fantasy, fiction, folk motif, folk story,
folklore, folktale, fortunes, general reference map, gest,
ghost story, globe, gnomonic projection, graphic scale, grid line,
hachure, hagiography, hagiology, hanger, head, heading, headline,
heliographic chart, heroic legend, historiography, history,
horse opera, hydrographic chart, immemorial usage, immortal name,
immortality, index, inscription, isoline, journal, jump head, key,
latitude, layer tint, life, life and letters, life story,
longitude, lore, love story, luminary, map, map maker,
map projection, mapper, martyrology, memoir, memoirs, memorabilia,
memorial, memorials, memory, meridian, motto, mystery,
mystery story, myth, mythical lore, mythicism, mythology, mythos,
narrative, necrology, nursery tale, obituary, overline, parable,
parallel, personage, phenomenon, photobiography, photogrammetrist,
photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map,
political map, polyconic projection, profile, projection,
racial memory, record, relief map, remembrance,
representative fraction, resume, road map, romance, rubric,
running head, running title, saga, scale, scarehead,
science fiction, screamer, shocker, sinusoidal projection, slogan,
somebody, space fiction, space opera, special map, spread,
spreadhead, story, streamer, subhead, subheading, subtitle,
superscription, suspense story, terrain map, terrestrial globe,
thematic map, theory of history, thriller, title, title page,
topographer, topographic chart, topography, tradition,
traditionalism, traditionality, transportation map, undying fame,
weather chart, weather map, whodunit, wonder, work of fiction



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  • Legend (2015 film) - Wikipedia
    Legend is a 2015 biographical drama film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, adapted from John Pearson's book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins [6] [7] The film follows the Kray twins' career and relationship together through their convictions for murder and sentencing to life imprisonment in 1969 [8] [9]
  • LEGEND Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of LEGEND is a story coming down from the past; especially : one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable How to use legend in a sentence
  • LEGEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    LEGEND definition: 1 a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories, not always true, that… Learn more
  • Legend | Definition, Examples, Facts | Britannica
    A legend in literature is a traditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place Formerly the term legend meant a tale about a saint Some legends are the unique property of the place or person that they depict
  • Legend - definition of legend by The Free Dictionary
    A legend is a story associated with a people or a nation; it is usu concerned with a real person, place, or event and is popularly believed to have some basis in fact: the legend of King Arthur
  • LEGEND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    A legend is a story that people talk about, concerning people, places, or events that exist or are famous at the present time The incident has since become a family legend His frequent brushes with death are the stuff of legend among the press
  • Legend - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
    A legend is a larger-than-life story that gets passed down from one generation to the next — like the legends of Beowulf, Robin Hood, or even Big Foot Legend comes from the Latin legere, "to read "
  • What does Legend mean? - Definitions. net
    What does Legend mean? This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Legend A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events The legend of Troy was discovered to have historical basis
  • legend, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
    What does the noun legend mean? There are 20 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun legend, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the noun legend? How is the noun legend pronounced? Where does the noun legend come from? legend is of multiple origins
  • What Is a Legend? Story Examples Common Characteristics
    In simple terms, a legend is a story However, as more than just a story, it has a bit of history to it Typically, these stories started as oral stories that took on a life of their own Often, a legend tells the exploits of a character like a historical account that could be possible





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