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How to pronounce legend
Say it like this: /ˈlɛdʒənd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does legend mean?
nounThe life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
“As a child she had nothing to read but the legends of early Christian martyrs.”
A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
“The legend of Troy was discovered to have a historical basis.”
A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
“the legend of Robin Hood”
verbTo tell or narrate; to recount.
“Nor ladie's wanton love , nor wand'ring knight, Legend I out in rymes all richly dight”
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