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   Myth

   /miTH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events: "ancient Celtic myths" Similar folk talestoryfolk storylegendtalefablesagaallegoryparabletraditionlorefolkloretechnical:mythosmythus
   • ▪ traditional stories or legends collectively: "the heroes of Greek myth" Similar folk talestoryfolk storylegendtalefablesagaallegoryparabletraditionlorefolkloretechnical:mythosmythus
   • 2. a widely held but false belief or idea: "he wants to dispel the myth that sea kayaking is too risky or too strenuous"
   • ▪ a misrepresentation of the truth: "attacking the party's irresponsible myths about privatization"
   • ▪ a fictitious or imaginary person or thing: "nobody had ever heard of Simon's mysterious friend—Anna said he was a myth"
   • ▪ an exaggerated or idealized conception of a person or thing: "the book is a scholarly study of the Churchill myth" Similar misconceptionfallacymistaken belieffalse notionmisbeliefold wives' talefairy storyfairy talefictionfantasydelusionfigment of the imaginationinventionfabricationfalsehooduntruthlietrumped-up storyfake newsalternative factinformal:storytall storytall talefibcock and bull storykidology

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from modern Latin mythus, via late Latin from Greek muthos.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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