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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The Viper Room, Whisky a Go Go, the whole rock-and-roll mythology is outside your door, as is The Comedy Store.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Most biblical scholars read the story of the flood in Genesis as part of a much older tradition of flood mythology from the ancient Near East.

— Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of mythology

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The tale of a girl on the verge of adulthood facing the threat of immigration agents and haunted by specters from Mexican folklore is told through live actors, sophisticated puppetry and an original score of Indigenous percussion.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Domingo plays the eldest daughter of a manananggal – a creature from Philippine folklore that can separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of folklore

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Those are anthology series, however, and one season doesn’t necessarily flow directly from the previous one (the large pile-up of AHS lore aside).

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Now, the song’s goosebump-inducing bridge and juicy lore have captivated a new generation of fans, leading to steady streaming gains over the past three months.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of lore

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Gaines was also in the building that night, and her adversary and Olympic legend Simone Biles was the team's guest of honor for that game.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Created by comedy legend Carl Reiner, the show centered on Rob Petrie, played by Dick Van Dyke, who is the head writer for the fictional The Alan Brady Show.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026

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