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myth
1[ mith ]
noun
- 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.
- stories or matter of this kind:
realm of myth.
- any invented story, idea, or concept:
His account of the event is pure myth.
Synonyms: ,
- an imaginary or fictitious thing or person.
- an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution.
myth.
2abbreviation for
- mythological.
- mythology.
myth
1/ ɪθ /
noun
- a story about superhuman beings of an earlier age taken by preliterate society to be a true account, usually of how natural phenomena, social customs, etc, came into existence
- a person or thing whose existence is fictional or unproven
- (in modern literature) a theme or character type embodying an idea
Hemingway's myth of the male hero
- philosophy (esp in the writings of Plato) an allegory or parable
myth.
2abbreviation for
- mythological
- mythology
Other Word Forms
- dzܲt·ٳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of myth1
Word History and Origins
Origin of myth1
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Example Sentences
They become archetypes in the Black American mythmaking tradition and arbiters of our constantly shifting Black myth.
Other myths claim women have small hands, making them unable to shape sushi, and warmer hands, which ruins the texture of the rice and fish that they’re handling.
"Everyone knows someone who deserves an honour," says Carly, who wants to "challenge the myth that this is a system for the elite".
In response to queries, Ola referred to an October 2023 blog post where it addressed the "myth" that the vehicle had "not been engineered and tested for India".
In so many ways the Trump administration has given us a window into a dystopian world — flouting a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court, elevating scientific myth into healthcare policy and so on.
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