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legend

noun

1 the Arthurian legends:

myth, saga, epic, folk tale, folk story, traditional story, tale, story, fairy tale, narrative, fable, romance;

folklore, lore, mythology, fantasy, oral history, tradition, folk tradition, old wives' tales;

technical mythos, mythus;

informal yarn.

2 pop legends like the Beatles:

celebrity, star, superstar, icon, famous person, great, genius, phenomenon, luminary, giant, big name;

informal celeb, megastar.

3 ‘the most distinguished address in Ireland’ boasted the legend on the desk notepad:

caption, inscription, dedication, motto, slogan, device, heading, head, title, wording, subtitle, subheading, rubric, colophon.

4 the experimental conditions were as described in the legend to Figure 5:

explanation, key, code, cipher, table of symbols, guide, glossary.

legend Oxford Dictionary of English