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- pronunciation:
- le
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 n
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of a person or thing, extraordinary to the degree that stories of this person or thing, truthful or fictitious, come to be told and passed on through time; of, based on, or like a legend.
I don't have to tell you of this officer's courage. His heroic deeds are legendary.You've never been to one of Henry's dinner parties?! They're legendary!- synonyms:
- fabled, fabulous, mythical, storied
- similar words:
- apocryphal, famed, fantastic, fictitious, heroic, renowned
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| related words: |
magic, notorious |
(adj.)legendary
+ noun
actor,
actress,
architect,
artist,
babe,
band,
baseball,
basketball,
beauty,
blue,
boss,
bout,
broadcaster,
builder,
cafe,
career,
champion,
chef,
chess,
choreographer,
climber,
coach,
collector,
comic,
cooking,
cowboy,
creator,
dancer,
designer,
endurance,
entertainer,
expedition,
explorer,
feat,
fighter,
figure,
filmmaker,
founder,
golf,
golfer,
gospel,
hero,
heroine,
hospitality,
inventor,
investor,
jazz,
king,
mentor,
monster,
musician,
newsman,
nightclub,
organizer,
palace,
performer,
photographer,
pianist,
pioneer,
pitcher,
producer,
promoter,
proportion,
psychologist,
quarterback,
queen,
racer,
recording,
reputation,
resort,
restaurant,
rock,
rocker,
saga,
saxophonist,
singer,
songwriter,
star,
stature,
status,
studio,
tale,
talent,
trader,
treasure,
vocalist,
warrior,
wildcatter
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| derivation: |
legendarily (adv.) |
The word legendary
contains the following part:
-ary1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, of, related to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ary1 attaches to Latin roots (e.g., primary
, literary
) and to nouns (e.g., cautionary
, fragmentary
), forming adjectives.
Example words:
alimentary, cautionary, complimentary, contemporary, discretionary, elementary, evolutionary, exemplary, expeditionary, extraordinary, fiduciary, fragmentary, honorary, involuntary, legendary, literary, momentary, primary, revolutionary, sanitary, sedentary, sedimentary, solitary, stationary, sublunary, superlunary, temporary, voluntary
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