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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 51Թ Forms
- dzܲt·ٳ noun
51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The focus on the control-room panic illustrates how these corporate narratives shape the myth of the American Dream, effectively deconstructing the fantasy that any of this was ever about luck at all.
He was popular and clever, Mr Lee added, keen to counter a myth that Yoon struggled academically because it took him nine attempts to pass the bar exam.
Dr. Adam Ratner has heard a lot of myths and misunderstandings about measles in his decades as a New York City pediatric infectious disease specialist.
Kilmer’s take on Morrison is wrapped in the singer’s own myth, and it’s a searing look at how destroying yourself for the sake of your work is not an inherently noble artistic cause.
The same desperate clinging to a myth of lost greatness, blaming outsiders for their own decline.
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