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Meanings of myth in English

Russian
миф
Portuguese
mítico
Spanish
mítica
Catalan
mite
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Type of traditional narrative.

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          миф

          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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                Johannes V. Jensen genre.

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                        Usage of myth in English
                        1
                        Music and words; myth and story are second nature to the Welsh.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        His name means 'love talker.' In Sumerian myth he was called Lilu.
                        The Demon Lover
                        3
                        To misapply this myth to the public sector simply compounds the mistake.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        This myth is one of the most general in the Indian country.
                        The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and All...
                        5
                        Her implication was clear: consent is a myth; all sex is harassment.
                        The new yorker
                        6
                        It is a myth that health is a graveyard of political careers.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        The discovery of a possible physical source to the myth thrilled me.
                        And the rat laughed
                        8
                        This is particularly true if a myth easily fits with our expectations.
                        BBC
                        9
                        One carer talked about the myth of support from family and friends.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        Even health care workers are falling for the pseudoscience behind this myth.
                        Wired
                        11
                        They were just a myth, you'll say, and I'm sure you're right.
                        Empire in black and gold
                        12
                        The question has always been: is this anything more than urban myth?
                        Wired
                        13
                        Siena played a crucial part in the process of myth becoming fact.
                        BBC
                        14
                        Some parts of the Alice Cooper myth outdid the actual character, however.
                        Radio NZ
                        15
                        The third myth is that private institutions are freer from state interference.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        You can enjoy a good myth without believing in it, after all.
                        The Guardian
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                        Translations for myth
                        Russian
                        миф
                        Catalan
                        mite
                        Myth through the time
                        Myth across language varieties
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
                        South Africa
                        Common
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