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Meanings of myth in English
A traditional or legendary story, usually dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, heroes or events, that is with or without determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, but is used to explain some practice, rite or phenomenon of nature, or to justify the existence of a social institution.
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Music and words; myth and story are second nature to the Welsh.
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His name means 'love talker.' In Sumerian myth he was called Lilu.
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To misapply this myth to the public sector simply compounds the mistake.
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This myth is one of the most general in the Indian country.
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Her implication was clear: consent is a myth; all sex is harassment.
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It is a myth that health is a graveyard of political careers.
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The discovery of a possible physical source to the myth thrilled me.
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This is particularly true if a myth easily fits with our expectations.
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One carer talked about the myth of support from family and friends.
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Even health care workers are falling for the pseudoscience behind this myth.
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They were just a myth, you'll say, and I'm sure you're right.
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The question has always been: is this anything more than urban myth?
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Siena played a crucial part in the process of myth becoming fact.
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Some parts of the Alice Cooper myth outdid the actual character, however.
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The third myth is that private institutions are freer from state interference.
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You can enjoy a good myth without believing in it, after all.
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Myth across language varieties
Ireland
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Australia
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South Africa
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