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legendary
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leg·en·dar·y  (ljn-dr)
adj.
1. Of, constituting, based on, or of the nature of a legend.
2.
a. Celebrated in legend.
b. Extremely well known; famous or renowned. See Usage Note at legend.

legen·dari·ly adv.

legendary
Adjective
1. very famous: the legendary beauty of the Alps
2. of or relating to legend
3. described in legend: the legendary birthplace of Aphrodite

legendary
1. a compilation of legends.
2. a collection of the lives of the saints.
See also: Collections and Collecting
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.legendary - so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic trailblazers"
known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"
2.legendarylegendary - celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"
unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"

legendary
Translations
legendary [ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ] adjlegendario
legendary [ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ] legend adjlégendaire
legendary [ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ] legend adjlegendär (= very famous); berühmt
legendary [ˈlɛdʒəndərɪ] adjleggendario/a


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It's a story that didn't get a whole lot of traction in America, but it's legendarily notorious in England: the Moors murders, a grisly series of child killings in the early to mid-'60s.
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