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   leg·end·ar·y

   /ˈlejənˌderē/

   adjective

   • 1. of, described in, or based on legends: "a legendary British king of the 4th century" Similar fabledheroicancienttraditionalfairy-talestorybookromanticmythicalmythologicalOpposite factualhistorical
   • 2. remarkable enough to be famous; very well known: "her wisdom in matters of childbirth was legendary" Similar famouscelebratedfamedrenownedacclaimedillustriousesteemedhonoredexaltedlaudedlionizedvauntedvenerablenotablenotedwell knownpopularprominentdistinguishedgreateminentpreeminentoutstandingreveredgloriousrememberedimmortalunforgettableOpposite unknownobscureunsung

   Word Origin early 16th century (as a noun denoting a collection of legends, especially of saints' lives): from medieval Latin legendarius, from legenda ‘things to be read’ (see legend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. legendarily adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › legendaryLegendary Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LEGENDARY is of, relating to, or characteristic of legend or a legend. How to use legendary in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Legendary.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLEGENDARY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   of or describing someone who is very famous and admired, usually because of an ability in a particular area: the legendary magician Houdini. (Definition of legendary from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Legendary definition: of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend. . See examples of LEGENDARY used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEGENDARY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as legendary, you mean that they are very famous and that many stories are told about them.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLEGENDARY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   of or describing someone who is very famous and admired, usually because of an ability in a particular area: the legendary magician Houdini. (Definition of legendary from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › legendaryLegendary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   It's one thing to be famous. It's another thing altogether to be legendary, or like a legend. The Monkees were a famous band. The Beatles are legendary — for most people, they are almost mythical in their greatness.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › legendaryLegendary Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories. Wiktionary. Synonyms: fabled. unwritten. traditional. noted. immortal. fictional. famous. celebrated. storied. mythological. mythical. invented. fictitious. fabulous.