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Legendary definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEG'ENDARY, a. Consisting of legends; fabulous; strange.
LEG'ENDARY, n. A book of legends; a relater of legends.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"
2: celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James" [syn: fabled, legendary]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: circa 1587 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of legend or a legend 2. well-known, famous Synonyms: see fictitious • legendarily adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or connected with legends. 2 described in a legend. 3 colloq. remarkable enough to be a subject of legend. 4 based on a legend. Derivatives: legendarily adv. Etymology: med.L legendarius (as LEGEND)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Legendary Leg"end*a*ry (l[e^]j"[e^]n*d[asl]*r[y^]), a. Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends; consisting of legends; like a legend; fabulous. ``Legendary writers.'' --Bp. Lloyd. Legendary stories of nurses and old women. --Bourne.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Legendary Leg"end*a*ry, n. [Cf. OF. legendaire, LL. legendarius.] 1. A book of legends; a tale or narrative. Read the Countess of Pembroke's ``Arcadia,'' a gallant legendary full of pleasurable accidents. --James I. 2. One who relates legends. --Bp. Lavington.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you describe someone or something as legendary, you mean that they are very famous and that many stories are told about them. ...the legendary Jazz singer Adelaide Hall... His political skill is legendary. ADJ 2. A legendary person, place, or event is mentioned or described in an old legend. The hill is supposed to be the resting place of the legendary King Lud. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Fabulous, fictitious, mythical.

Moby Thesaurus

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