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mythical

Also ³¾²â³Ù³ó·¾±³¦

[mith-i-kuhl]

adjective

  1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.

  2. dealt with in myth, as a prehistoric period.

  3. dealing with myths, as writing.

  4. existing only in myth, as a person.

  5. without foundation in fact; imaginary; fictitious.

    The explanation was entirely mythical.



mythical

/ ˈmɪθɪk, ˈmɪθɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to myth

  2. imaginary or fictitious

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • mythically adverb
  • mythicalness noun
  • nonmythical adjective
  • nonmythically adverb
  • premythical adjective
  • pseudomythical adjective
  • pseudomythically adverb
  • quasi-mythical adjective
  • quasi-mythically adverb
  • semimythic adjective
  • semimythical adjective
  • semimythically adverb
  • unmythical adjective
  • unmythically adverb
  • ˈ³¾²â³Ù³ó¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of mythical1

1670–80; < Late Latin ³¾²âÌ„³Ù³ó¾±³¦³Ü²õ < Greek ³¾²âÌ„³Ù³ó¾±°ìó²õ of myths ( myth, -ic ) + -al 1
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With Wilson on stage, seated at a piano, and Parks in the audience, the crowd roared thunderously as a song cycle that had become nearly mythical in its absence was finally unveiled.

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The title of "Sirens" refers to Devon and Simone's version of an SOS and, of course, it also evokes the mythical figures famous for luring sailors to their deaths with their otherworldly voices.

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These align patriarchal themes with a return to those mythical “traditional values†from which Americans are constantly straying.

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When you idolise your partner, you can't really know them, "because you've trapped them in this mythical version of themselves," they explain.

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His status is nearly mythical with those who purchased his gold athletic shoes, golf balls and four different colors of their favorite “MAGA†hat – in red, white, gold and black.

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