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leg⋅end⋅ar⋅y

  [lej-uhn-der-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ar⋅ies.
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a legend.
2. celebrated or described in legend: a legendary hero.
–noun
3. a collection of legends.
Origin:
1505–15; < ML legendārius. See legend, -ary

Related forms:
leg⋅end⋅ar⋅i⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. heroic, supernatural, strange, superhuman.
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leg·en·dar·y   (lěj'ən-děr'ē)   
adj.  
  1. Of, constituting, based on, or of the nature of a legend.
    1. Celebrated in legend.
    2. Extremely well known; famous or renowned. See Usage Note at legend.
leg'en·dar'i·ly adv.
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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.

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : legendary
Spanish: legendario,
German: Sagen-…,
Japanese: 言い伝えの
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