Legend and Phenomenon

Legend

Legend noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.

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Phenomenon and legend are semantically related. in celebrity topic. In some cases you can use "Phenomenon" instead a noun "Legend".

Nearby Word: legendary

Phenomenon noun - Something extraordinary or surprising.

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Legend and phenomenon are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Legend" with "Phenomenon", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Word: phenomenal

known	known legend	known phenomenon
particular	particular legend	particular phenomenon
similar	similar legend	similar phenomenon
common	common legend	common phenomenon
Other adjectives: many, popular, actual, entire, big, great, famous, new, well-known, mysterious, fictional, international, various, local, recent, modern, historical, eponymous.

Interestingly, its fame is a fairly recent phenomenon, largely resulting from alleged sightings in the 1930s: before that, it was just another local legend like many, many, many others.

Source: Stock Ness Monster
Rimmer: (impatiently) A time hole is a phenomenon rarely seen in space, which legend would have us believe transports us into another part of space and time.

Source: Delayed Oh Crap!
Those people who think there's some kind of truth behind the legend speculate that the event could have been ball lightning or some kind of even more exotic electrical phenomenon.

Source: Hellhound

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