legendary

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
  2. adjective celebrated in fable or legend

Etymology

From legend + -ary; from Medieval Latin legendārius. Earlier it was a noun meaning "a collection of legends" (1510s) (Medieval Latin legendārium, Old French legendier), from Latin legenda. In English, both the noun and the adjective first appeared in the 16th century.

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