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Word entry · 6 letters

legend

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"Map key"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/Part of speech nounSorted deeglnStarts with LEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. brief description accompanying an illustration

Word origin

From Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“to read”).

Used in a sentence

  • As a child she had nothing to read but the legends of early Christian martyrs.
  • The legend of Troy was discovered to have a historical basis.
  • the legend of Robin Hood

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Map key6 letters
02Famous story6 letters

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