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legendTraditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place. Formerly the term referred to a tale about a saint. Legends resemble folktales in content; they may include supernatural beings, elements of mythology, or explanations of natural phenomena, but they are associated with a particular locality or person. They are handed down from the past and are popularly regarded as historical though they are not entirely verifiable. legend Christian religion a. a story of the life of a saint b. a collection of such stories legend [′lej·ənd] (graphic arts) A title or explanation on a chart, diagram, or other illustration. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I have got an idea, a sublime idea -- your picture shall appear, and my legend likewise. But the great legend of the Mediterranean, the legend of traditional song and grave history, lives, fascinating and immortal, in our minds. It seizes with avidity upon any incidents, surprising or mysterious, in the career of those who have at all distinguished themselves from their fellows, and invents a legend to which it then attaches a fanatical belief. |
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