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legendry

American  
[lej-uhn-dree] / ˈlɛdʒ ən dri /

noun

  1. legends collectively.


Etymology

Origin of legendry

First recorded in 1840–50; legend + -ry

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The Door perhaps hit its zenith by sponsoring midfair concerts June 19-21 headlined by the legendry Dave Brubeck Quartet at the city’s Green Lake Aqua Theater.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2023

In 1814 the picture became part of the American legendry when it was removed by the doughty Dolley Madison just before the British arrived to burn the place down.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps the present legendry and technique of the moving picture is partly blamable.

From Time Magazine Archive

He makes skillful use of the Indian legendry associated with the river; he listens to Niagara's "dolorous fugue," and resolves it into many contributory cries.

From Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier by Frank H. Severance

Thirty captains are mentioned, among them three mightiest, and the record of these valiant men is like the record written of Thor and his followers in the legendry of the stormy Norsemen.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

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