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legend

Noun

∙ A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
∙ A plausible story, or a plausible character, set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
∙ A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.
∙ A leading protagonist in a historical legend.
∙ A person of extraordinary accomplishment.
∙ A key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc.
∙ An inscription, motto, or title, especially one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon a heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
∙ A fabricated backstory for a spy, with associated documents and records; a cover story.
∙ A cool, nice or helpful person, especially one who is male. Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, slang

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