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   Leg·end·ar·y

   /ˈlejənˌderē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, described in, or based on legends: "a legendary British king of the 4th century" Similar fabledheroicancienttraditionalfairy-talestorybookromanticmythicalmythologicalOpposite factualhistorical
   • 2. remarkable enough to be famous; very well known: "her wisdom in matters of childbirth was legendary" Similar famouscelebratedfamedrenownedacclaimedillustriousesteemedhonoredexaltedlaudedlionizedvauntedvenerablenotablenotedwell knownpopularprominentdistinguishedgreateminentpreeminentoutstandingreveredgloriousrememberedimmortalunforgettableOpposite unknownobscureunsung

   Word Origin early 16th century (as a noun denoting a collection of legends, especially of saints' lives): from medieval Latin legendarius, from legenda ‘things to be read’ (see legend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. legendarily adverb

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