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# legend

noun (a legend, legends)

«legend» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A legend is an old, famous story from the past that may be partly true but cannot be proved, like the stories of King Arthur or Robin Hood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#m1)
2. A legend is a very famous person who is admired for what they did («a football legend»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#m2)
3. The legend of a map or chart is the key that explains what its symbols and colours mean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English lessons legends are a story genre, like myths and fables; legends are usually about humans and places, while myths are about gods. In geography and maths the legend (key) of a map or graph tells you how to read it. In everyday speech «You're a legend!» means «you're great». Phrases: «according to legend», «a living legend», «map legend».

### Examples

- According to legend, Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x1)
- We read the legend of King Arthur and the sword in the stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x2)
- Check the legend to see what the blue lines on the map mean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x3)
- That player is a legend at our club. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x4)
- The legend of the Loch Ness Monster brings many tourists to Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x5)
- Thanks for helping, you're a legend! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x6)
- The legend of the bar chart shows red for boys and blue for girls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x7)
- Every town seems to have a legend about a ghost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a legend». Adjective «legendary» (very famous, or from legend). Trap: a legend is not the same as a myth (gods, explaining nature) or a fable (animals, with a moral), though people often mix them. In maths and geography, always read the legend or key before reading values from a chart.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons legends are a story genre, like myths and fables; legends are usually about humans and places, while myths are about gods. In geography and maths the legend (key) of a map or graph tells you how to read it. In everyday speech «You're a legend!» means «you're great». Phrases: «according to legend», «a living legend», «map legend».

### Examples

- There are also legends that Jeremiah and his grandson Ben Sira studied together the Sefer Yetzirah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/legend/#x1)

### Note

Countable: «a legend». Adjective «legendary» (very famous, or from legend). Trap: a legend is not the same as a myth (gods, explaining nature) or a fable (animals, with a moral), though people often mix them. In maths and geography, always read the legend or key before reading values from a chart.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «legend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«legend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/legend.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «legend» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/legend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«legend» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/legend.html) on Mova free.