Legend
Legend noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.
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Synonyms for Legend
Oral tradition and legend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oral tradition" instead a noun "Legend".
Nearby Word: legendary
Oral tradition
Legend and oral tradition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Legend" instead a noun phrase "Oral tradition".
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Related pairs
- fantasy and legend
- fantasy and oral tradition
- fable and legend
- fable and oral tradition
- custom and legend
- custom and oral tradition
- tradition and legend
- tradition and oral tradition
- superstition and legend
- superstition and oral tradition
- lore and legend
- lore and oral tradition
- ballad and legend
- ballad and oral tradition
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- Then Fi, who was actually around when the legend was written, comments that oral tradition is not a very efficient method of data preservation, and proceeds to recite the same legend, but far more detailed.
Source: Legend Fades to Myth -
Oral Tradition: Hisako Yao is based off the Japanese legend of the Yaobikune, the Eight-Hundred Year Old Nun who became immortal after consuming mermaid flesh.
Source: Video Game / Siren - The genres most often associated with Oral Tradition are Myth, Legend, and Folklore (folktales, fairy tales, folk ballads, folk songs, etc.), or just Mythology.
Source: Oral Tradition
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