myth
Example Sentences
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The research team began reviewing folk songs, poems, and myths written or performed in Marathi, some dating back to the 13th century.
From Science Daily
“And he’s a Greek myth, so he didn’t actually do anything.”
From Literature
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The first myth Mr. Newman challenges is the romantic notion that isolation breeds originality.
The historical fiction imagines the Mexican and American armies fighting for control of the West — part myth, fact and fiction spanning the past and present.
From Los Angeles Times
It may sound like an urban myth, but there's real science behind it.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.