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legend

leg.end \'lej-*nd\ n [ME legende, fr. MF & ML; MF legende, fr. ML legenda, 
   fr. L,]fem. of legendus, gerundive of legere to gather, select, read; akin 
   to Gk legein to gather, say, logos speech, word, reason 1a: a story coming 
   down from the past; esp : one popularly regarded  as historical although 
   not verifiable 1b: a body of such stories  1c: a popular myth of recent 
   origin  1d: a person or thing that inspires legends  2a: an inscription or 
   title on an object  2b: CAPTION  2c: an explanatory list of the symbols on 
   a map or chart