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- DictionaryMyth/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"
- 2. a widely held but false belief or idea: "he wants to dispel the myth that sea kayaking is too risky or too strenuous"
Myth definition: 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.. See examples of MYTH used in a sentence.
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion. [1]
MYTH meaning: 1 : an idea or story that is believed by many people but that is not true; 2 : a story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence.
noun. /mɪθ/ [countable, uncountable] a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people; this type of story synonym legend. ancient Greek myths. a creation myth (= that explains how the world began) the heroes of myth and legend. Extra Examples.
an ancient story about gods and brave people, often one that explains an event in history or the natural world: a Greek myth. myth noun [C] (IDEA) an idea that is not true but is believed by many people: It's a myth that men are better drivers than women. (Definition of myth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. /mɪθ/ [countable, uncountable] a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people; this type of story synonym legend ancient Greek myths a creation myth (= that explains how the world began) the heroes of myth and legend. Want to learn more?
A myth is a story that’s told again and again and serves to explain why something is the way it is. A creation myth, for example, is a story that tells how the world came into being. You may have studied Greek or Roman myths in which gods and goddesses wage war and play tricks on each other.
