myths
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pluralof myth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
mythnouna traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
Example Sentences
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But he had access to the myths of antiquity through the Latin texts he studied in grammar school, and in translations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She said in communities where myths existed around screening, time is also required to explain what is involved and allay fears and potentially work with interpreters.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
In the remaining lore, myths recur of episodes of runaway planetary temperature changes, hot and cold, as well as a series of volcanic blasts that changed the globe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
One of the most central myths in online testosterone research is that the more is always better, without qualification.
From Slate ● Sep. 13, 2026
She’d heard myths like that: a kid with an old lady begs for shelter, and when the rude mortals refuse—boom, they get turned into banana slugs.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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