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legend

 
 
/ˈledʒənd/ noun

Translation

STORY [C, U] an old story or set of stories from ancient times
destan, efsane, menkıbe
the legends of King Arthur She's writing a book on Greek legend.1199
FAMOUS PERSON [C] a famous person
efsane, kahraman, efsanevî kişi
a living legend Jazz legend, Ella Fitzgerald, once sang in this bar.10222300
(Definition of legend noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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