Thesaurus results for LEGENDRY

legendry

noun

ˈle-jən-drē

Definition of legendry

as in mythology

the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place although the historic King Arthur lived in the sixth century, most of the legendry regarding him and the Knights of the Round Table is set in the far more romantic age of medieval chivalry

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Recent Examples of legendry The fries entered true-crime legendry during the 2016 trial of Cindy Kaye Henderson Reese. — Lawrence Specker | , al, 15 Mar. 2023

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Noun

In Greek mythology, Odysseus is the legendary king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Bulgari did not need to manufacture a mythology for the moment; its archive was already fluent in one.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 16 July 2026

Definition of mythology

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Spearheading the club’s immediate promotion to the Premier League would further cement his place in West Ham folklore.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of folklore

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In the first knockout stage match in the venue, Haaland’s winner in the 86th minute over Ivory Coast offered a lens into Norway’s rich fan tradition, and the enigma that is Haaland himself.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
The boxing ring metaphor was largely abandoned once the competition began, even though there were more opportunities to mix baseball’s tradition of walkup music with fight sports’ swaggering walkouts.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of tradition

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Thousands of fans watched punk legend Iggy Pop headline the Mosswood Meltdown music festival in Oakland on Saturday.

— Jane Tyska, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
New heroes — such as Cape Verde’s goalkeeper Vozinha — were created, while several of the sport’s legends — such as Messi and France’s Kylian Mbappé — continued putting their stamp on the world’s biggest stage.

— NBC news, NBC news, 19 July 2026

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