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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MYTH'IC, a. [from Gr. a fable.] Fabulous.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: relating to or having the nature of myth; "a novel of almost mythic consequence"
2: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn: fabulous, mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythological]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see mythical

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Mythic Myth"ic, Mythical Myth"ic*al, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. ?. See Myth.] Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful. -- Myth"ic*al*ly, adv. The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs. Browning. Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may be questioned. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Someone or something that is mythic exists only in myths and is therefore imaginary. (LITERARY) ...the mythic figure of King Arthur. = mythical ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If you describe someone or something as mythic, you mean that they have become very famous or important. ...a team whose reputation has achieved mythic proportions... ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a.; (also mythical) Fabulous, fabled, imaginary, mythological, fictitious, fanciful.