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Etymology

From Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“I read”).

Noun

legend (countable and uncountable, plural legends)

1. A unrealistic story depicting past events.
   1. A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
   2. A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
   3. A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.
   4. A fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records; a cover story.
2. A person related to a legend or legends.
   1. A leading protagonist in a historical legend.
   2. A person with legend-like qualities, such as extraordinary accomplishment.
      1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, slang) A cool, nice or helpful person, especially one who is male.
3. A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
4. An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
5. A musical composition set to a poetical story.

Verb

legend (third-person singular simple present legends, present participle legending, simple past and past participle legended)

1. (archaic, transitive) To tell or narrate; to recount.

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