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legend

/ˈledʒənd/LEH-juhnd
/ˈlɛdʒənd/LEH-juhnd

Meaningthings to be read

Common meaning: a traditional story

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinlegendasource
  2. Old Frenchlegendesource
  3. Middle Englishlegendesource
  4. Englishlegend‘a traditional story’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin legenda ‘things to be read’.

Roots

  • legenda Late Latin “things to be read”

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