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legendary

/ˈledʒənˌdeɹi/LEH-juhn-deh-ree
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈlɛdʒənˌdɛɹi/LEH-juhn-deh-ree

Meaningrelating to legend

Common meaning: famous

Other meanings: told of in legends

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Journey through time

  1. Late Latinlegendasource
  2. Old Frenchlegendesource
  3. Middle Englishlegendesource
  4. Englishlegend‘a traditional story’
  5. Englishformed in English from legendlegendary‘famous’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from legend + -ary.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LEGEND, p.328 · scan

Source words

  • legenda Late Latin · source word “things to be read”

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