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a combining form representing myth in compound words: mythogenesis.

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Origin of mytho-

<Greek, combining form of mŷthosmyth

Words nearby mytho-

myth, mythical, mythicize, mythify, mythmaker, mytho-, mythoclast, mythogenic, mythographer, mythography, mythoi

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How to use mytho- in a sentence

A complete outline of the mytho-sociologic organization of the Zui tribe can not in this connection be undertaken.
Outlines of Zui Creation Myths|Frank Hamilton Cushing
Pontano's greatness, here as elsewhere, is shown in his mytho-poetic faculty.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
This is reflected in the nature of religious rituals, an extension of mytho-magical experiences previous to writing.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
When praxis began to differentiate, mytho-magical experiences proved unadaptable to the resulting pragmatic framework.
The Civilization of Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin

Hence the products, so varied and immense, of the animistic tendency and the mytho-poeic faculty.
Nature Mysticism|J. Edward Mercer

British Dictionary definitions for mytho-

mytho-

combining form

mythmythogenesis; mythography

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