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legendary
lioness

leg·end·ar·y

legendary

 
 
pronunciation:
le jn deI ri
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part of speech: adjective
definition: of a person or thing, amazing to the degree that stories of this person or thing come to be told and passed on through time.
传奇性
John Henry is a legendary figure.約翰‧亨利是个传奇性的人物。
synonyms:
mythical
similar words:
fantastic, heroic, renowned
derivation: legendarily (adv.)
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The word legendary contains the following part:
-ary1 Latin adjective-forming suffix that means like, of, related to
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The suffix -ary1 attaches to Latin roots (e.g., primary , literary ) and to nouns (e.g., cautionary, fragmentary), forming adjectives.