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    [Noun]  | "myth" | \ ˈmith \


    1: a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the worldview of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon

    2: parable, allegory

    3: a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially : one embodying the ideals and institutions of a society or segment of society

    Origin: 1830 ;

     Earlier mythos, mythus, borrowed from Greek mŷthos "utterance, speech, discourse, tale, narrative, fiction, legend," of obscure origin;

    [Noun]  | "coun*ter*myth" | \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌmith \


    1: a myth that challenges or contradicts another myth

    Origin: 1948 ;

    [Noun]  | "urban legend" 


    1: an often lurid story or anecdote that is based on hearsay and widely circulated as true —called also urban myth

    Origin: 1968 ;

    [Adjective]  | "self-per*pet*u*at*ing" | \ ˌself-pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwā-tiŋ \


    1: capable of continuing or renewing oneself indefinitely : capable of perpetuating oneself or itself

    Origin: 1659 ;

    [Noun]  | "myth" 


    1: a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature;


      * e.g., " ... according to an ancient Greek myth, humans acquired fire from Prometheus, a Titan who had stolen it from heaven "




    2: the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place;


      * e.g., " ... over the years Davy Crockett evolved from an actual person to one of the great figures of American myth "



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    3: a false idea or belief;


      * e.g., " ... the idea that alligators can live in the sewers of New York is just a myth "



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    [Noun]  | "urban legend" 


    1: as in word, talk;


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     [ "myth" ]

    1: A story based on a collection of actual happenenings that are all accredited to one person. The actual events may have taken place hundreds of years apart when researched.

      * e.g.,  ... Robin Hood is the greatest myth of all. The events were based on numerous people, hundreds of miles apart, who lived hundreds of years apart. They are mostly based on 11th century charactor Robert Hood, and they also include robert of locksley etc. 

     [ "myth" ]

    1: Obviously, it's a female moth. What else do you need to know.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh dear! was that a myth that just flew into that candle flame and got sunburnt. 

     [ "myth" ]

    1: a cool way to prove something is incorrect

      * e.g.,  ... Chad: Jessie, you look so pretty today. 

     [ "myth" ]

    1: OK the part about ex partners remaining friends turns out to be a myth. I still want to believe it but..its a myth

      * e.g.,  ... myth 

     [ "Myth" ]

    1: A story about mystical beings, powers or events otherwise impossible to perform in reality that only exist in imagination.

      * e.g.,  ... The female orgasm that's the myth. 

     [ "Mythed" ]

    1: A true and genuine loss of words and or understanding about an action, place, event or even a name.

      * e.g.,  ... Person a: Oh my days, how did she do that...? 

     [ "Mythed" ]

    2: 'Mythed' is a kin to baffled, baffed and snookered.....Mythed should be added to the Oxford dictionary because its sooo necessary.

      * e.g.,  ... Person b: I have no idea.....I'm trully mythed. 

     [ "Myth" ]

    1: It can be used as an expression to convey the rarity of something.

      * e.g.,  ... Friend 1: Did you see the total solar eclipse!? 

     [ "Myth" ]

    1: A highly important person who mysteriously vanishes on a regular basis - usually during work hours

      * e.g.,  ... Has anyone seen Payney? He is such a myth 

     [ "Myth" ]

    1:  n. A real-time strategy game created by Bungie, the same fine folks who brought us Halo and the Marathon series. While Bungie no longer supports the game, it still has a thriving, tho small, community, which can always be found on Playmyth.net

      * e.g.,  ... Chris likes to myth on the weekends. 

     [ "Myth" ]

    2:  v. To play Myth, esp. Myth II

     [ "Myth" ]

    3: Also see hoor.

     [ "Myth" ]

    1: Making the impossible, POSSIBLE !

      * e.g.,  ... 2 do a myth iz ta bash one outt in de office with ya DDS hoooo ! 

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