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myth
1[mith]
noun
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
stories or matter of this kind.
realm of myth.
any invented story, idea, or concept.
His account of the event is pure myth.
Synonyms: ,an imaginary or fictitious thing or person.
an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution.
myth.
2abbreviation
mythological.
mythology.
myth
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noun
a person or thing whose existence is fictional or unproven
(in modern literature) a theme or character type embodying an idea
Hemingway's myth of the male hero
philosophy (esp in the writings of Plato) an allegory or parable
myth.
2abbreviation
mythological
mythology
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- countermyth noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of myth1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of myth1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
During and after Vietnam, the "spitting myth" was a staple on the right.
The subsequent expedition is filled with offbeat personalities who help Hernandez and Stephens construct their myth, before poking the bricks out one by one, in ways both droll and achingly sad.
Ancient myths are rife with stories of gods sacrificing scapegoats to maintain their rank in the divine order.
A government spokesman said the drop in pupils "remains firmly within historical patterns" and "shatters the myth" of a private school exodus.
Those beautiful Cézannes and Picassos in the Guggenheim Museum can’t paper over the atrocities; the gilded myths of American optimism, our upward mobility and welcoming shores won’t mask the demons.
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