Definition of legend

"legend" in the noun sense

1. legend, fable

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

2. caption, legend

brief description accompanying an illustration

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Quotations for legend

You are a legend in your own mind.

I bet one legend that keeps recurring throughout history, in every culture, is the story of Popeye. [ Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts ]

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on the earth in the night season, and melt away with the first beam of the sun, which lights grim care and stern reality on their daily pilgrimage through the world. [ Dickens ]

Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim, the very roughness only stimulates the climber to steadier and steadier steps, till that legend of the rough places fulfills itself at last, per aspera ad astra, over steep ways to the stars. [ Bishop W. C. Doane ]

Life has no smooth road for any of us; and in the bracing atmosphere of a high aim, the very roughness only stimulates the climber to steadier and steadier steps, till that legend of the rough places fulfills itself at last, "per aspera ad astra", over steep ways to the stars. [ Bishop W. C. Doane ]

legend in Scrabble®

The word legend is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters legend:

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legend in Words With Friends™

The word legend is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters legend:

LEGEND
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