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English
Etymology
From Gr. μῦθο� (mythos) "word, humour, companion, speech, account, rumour, fable". English since 1830.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-myth.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪθ|-ɪθ
Noun
en-noun
- A story of a great but unknown age which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient story of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric origin.
- colloquial A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable. This word originates from the Sanskrit word "Mithya"; with the same meaning [AR]
- colloquial A belief or story that illustrates a cultural ideal; stories that help explain how to live. Example: Higher Education Myth: If you go to college, receive your degree, you will be a smarter person and make a lot of money.
- A real time tactical (RTT) computer game originally created by Bungie Software
Derived terms
mythological pos_a
mythology pos_n
mythopoeia
mythopoeic
mythopoesis
Translations
trans-top|story
Czech: mýtus m
Dutch: mythe
Finnish: myytti, kertomus
French: mythe
German Mythos m
Hungarian: rege
Icelandic: saga f, uppspuni m
Japanese: �話 (���, shinwa)
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Lithuanian: mitas m
Norwegian: myte m
Portuguese: mito
Russian: ми� (mif) m
Spanish: mito m
Swedish: myt c
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trans-top|thing only in imagination
Dutch: mythe
Finnish: myytti
German Mythos m
Icelandic: Ãmyndun f
Lithuanian: mitas m
Japanese: �空��� (������, kakū no mono)
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Norwegian: myte m
Portuguese: mito
Russian: ми� (mif) m
Spanish: mito m
Swedish: myt c
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trans-top|common belief
Dutch: mythe
Finnish: myytti, uskomus
German Mythos m
Icelandic: skröksaga f
Lithuanian: mitas m
Japanese: �説 (����, densetsu)
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Norwegian: myte m
Portuguese: mito
Russian: ми� (mif) m
Swedish: myt c
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Welsh
Noun
myth
- byth nasal mutation|nasally mutated.
Mutation
cy-mut-b|yth
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Category:Welsh mutated nouns
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