| NOUN | communication | legend, fable | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events |
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| communication | legend, caption | brief description accompanying an illustration |
| Sounds | leh'jhahnd | |
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| Rhymes | abandoned ... Zealand: 132 rhymes with ahnd... | |
| Meaning | A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events. | |
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| Synonym | fable | |
| Category of | Iseult, Isolde | (Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other |
| Midas | (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold | |
| Round Table, King Arthur's Round Table | (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights | |
| Sisyphus | (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill | |
| Tristan, Tristram | (Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other | |
| grail, Holy Grail, Sangraal | (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper | |
| hagiology | literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints | |
| Narrower | Arthurian legend | The legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot |
| Broader | story | A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
| Spanish | fábula, leyenda | |
| Catalan | fàbula, llegenda | |
| Adjectives | legendary | celebrated in fable or legend |
| Meaning | brief description accompanying an illustration. | |
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| Synonym | caption | |
| Part of | illustration | artwork that helps make something clear or attractive |
| Broader | title | A general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work |
| Spanish | comentario, leyenda, pie de foto, subtítulo, título | |
| Catalan | llegenda | |
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