myth

  • 21myth — en·gas·tri·myth·ic; myth; myth·i·cal; myth·i·cal·ly; myth·i·cal·ness; myth·i·cist; myth·i·cize; myth·i·fy; myth·o·clast; myth·o·log·i·cal; myth·o·ma·nia; myth·o·poe·ia; myth·o·poe·ic; myth·o·po·e·sis; myth·o·po·et·ic; myth·o·po·et·i·cal;… …

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  • 22myth — noun 1 story from ancient times ADJECTIVE ▪ ancient, classical ▪ religious ▪ Biblical ▪ Christian, Greek, Norse …

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  • 23myth — /mith/, n. 1. 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, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice …

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  • 24Myth of Er — A Renaissance manuscript Latin translation of The Republic The Myth of Er is an eschatological legend that concludes Plato s The Republic (10.614 10.621). The story includes an account of the cosmos and the afterlife that for many centuries… …

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  • 25myth — 01. The native people of our country have many beautiful [myths] regarding the creation of our universe. 02. Personally, I think that the story of the Loch Ness Monster is just a [myth] that the local people like to keep alive because it brings… …

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  • 26Myth — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Myth », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Myth est un mot anglais transparent qui signifie… …

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  • 27myth */*/ — UK [mɪθ] / US noun Word forms myth : singular myth plural myths 1) a) [countable] an ancient traditional story about gods, heroes, and magic Greek myths and legends b) [uncountable] ancient traditional stories the distinction between myth and… …

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  • 28myth. — 1. mythological. 2. mythology. * * * myth «mihth», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a legend or story, usually one that attempts to account for something in nature. Most myths express a religious belief of a people and are of unknown origin. »The story of… …

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  • 29myth — n. 1) to create a myth 2) to debunk, dispel; explode a myth 3) a myth that + clause (we dispelled the myth that their army was invincible) * * * [mɪθ] dispel explode a myth to create a myth to debunk a myth that + clause (we dispelled the myth… …

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  • 30myth — noun 1 (C, U) an idea or story that many people believe, but which is not true: the myth of male superiority | Most people think that bats are blind, but in fact this is a myth. | popular myth (=one that a lot of people believe): Contrary to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English