legendries

noun

Definition of legendriesnext
plural of legendry
as in mythologies
the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place although the historic King Arthur lived in the sixth century, most of the legendry regarding him and the Knights of the Round Table is set in the far more romantic age of medieval chivalry

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  1. mythologies
  2. traditions
  3. legends
Noun
  • In silk is science and history, mythologies and futures.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Cornell’s story is chilling in its clarity and punctuated with reminders of the hypocrisies at work in popular mythologies about the border.
    Longreads, Longreads, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of mythologies
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  • Gracefully opting out Navigating the discomfort of setting boundaries around gift-giving traditions can be challenging.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • So many of Italy’s traditional food festivals began not long after, when the emergence of culinary tourism and growing appreciation for local food traditions gave rise to new annual celebrations.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of traditions
Noun
  • Men's and women's football legends - Jill Scott, Lara Dickenmann, Veró Boquete, Caroline Seger, Leonardo Bonucci, Sami Khedira, Xherdan Shaqiri and Raphaël Varane will draw the sixteen nations out featuring for the very first time, the national teams of Poland and Wales.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Here, musical legends feel like flesh-and-blood figures, especially as Dylan navigates Seeger as the old-guard angel on one shoulder and Bob’s pen pal Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) as the rebel devil on the other.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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