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story of the past, often fictitious n.
brief description in document n.

NOUN

story of the past, often fictitious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fable fiction folklore lore myth mythology tale tradition

STRONG

narrative saga

WEAK

folk story folk tale mythos

Antonyms

STRONGEST

non-fiction truth

NOUN

brief description in document

Synonyms

STRONG

cipher code device epigraph epitaph head heading inscription key motto rubric table underline

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legends

The anonymous account, whose picture resembled a "Jujutsu Kaisen" character dubbed by Tsuda, combined images and seemingly AI-generated speech about urban legends, occult phenomena and conspiracy theories.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Sir Tom is one of the last living legends," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Here we see the real history butting up against the expected fantasy of Norse legends, warriors and gods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Along the way, the franchise also minted legends such as Dick Butkus, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But that was the moment I realized that myths are just legends that everybody agrees on, and legends are just stories that got bigger over time.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri