myth
/mɪθ/ n [C/U]Definition
› literature a traditional story, esp. one which explains the early history or a cultural belief or practice of a group of people, or explains a natural event: [C] Kids like the stories about the gods and goddesses of Greek and Roman myths. › A myth is also a commonly believed but false idea: [C] Equal opportunity continues to be a myth for many. mythological /ˌmɪθ·əˈlɑdʒ·ɪ·kəl/ adj [not gradable] › mythological tales
(Definition of myth n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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