legendary

adj
/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/US/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.dɹi/UK

Etymology

From legend + -ary; from Medieval Latin legendārius. Earlier it was a noun meaning "a collection of legends" (1510s) (Medieval Latin legendārium, Old French legendier), from Latin legenda. In English, both the noun and the adjective first appeared in the 16th century.

  1. derived from legenda
  2. derived from legendārium
  3. derived from legendārius

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

  2. Appearing (solely) in legends.

  3. Having the splendor of a legend

    Having the splendor of a legend; fabled.

  4. + 4 more definitions
    1. Having unimaginable greatness

      Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories.

      • And it was a fitting victory for Liverpool as Anfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of their legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly.
    2. A collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints.

    3. One who relates legends.

    4. A legendary Pokémon.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at legendary. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at legendary. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at legendary

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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