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a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature<according to an ancient Greek myth, humans acquired fire from a giant who had stolen it from heaven>Synonymsfable, legendRelated Wordsallegory, parable; fabrication, fantasy (also phantasy), fiction, figment, invention; narrative, saga, story, tale, yarn
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the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place<over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth>— see folklore
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a false idea or belief<the idea that alligators can live in the sewers of New York is just a myth>— see fallacy 1
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