[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

legend \leg"end\, v. t.
   to tell or narrate, as a legend. --bp. hall.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

legend \leg"end\ le^j"e^nd or l=e"je^nd; 277, n. oe.
   legende, of. legende, f. l'egende, ll. legenda, fr. l.
   legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to gr.
   le`gein to gather, speak. cf. collect, dialogue,
   lesson, logic.
   1913 webster
   1. that which is appointed to be read; especially, a
      chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly
      read at matins, and in the refectories of religious
      houses.
      1913 webster

   2. a story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous
      nature. --addison.
      1913 webster

   3. any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not
      verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.
      1913 webster

            and in this legend all that glorious deed
            read, whilst you arm you.             --fairfax.
      1913 webster

   4. an inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the
      field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic
      shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.
      1913 webster

   golden legend. see under golden.
      1913 webster
see also:
collect dialogue lesson logic golden legend golden 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

legend
     n 1: a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
          syn: fable
     2: brief description accompanying an illustration syn: caption
see also:
fable caption 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

203 moby thesaurus words for "legend":
   clio, lambert conformal projection, marchen, mercator projection,
   miller projection, mishnah, muse of history, spiritus mundi, sunna,
   talmud, western, western story, westerner, adventure story,
   adventures, aeronautical chart, allegory, ancient wisdom, annals,
   apologue, archetypal myth, archetypal pattern, astronomical chart,
   atlas, autobiography, azimuthal equidistant projection,
   azimuthal projection, banner, banner head, bedtime story,
   biographical sketch, biography, caption, cartographer, cartography,
   case history, celebrity, celestial chart, celestial globe, chart,
   chorographer, chorography, chronicle, chronicles, chronology,
   climatic chart, code, common law, confessions, conic projection,
   contour line, contour map, curriculum vitae, custom,
   cylindrical projection, detective story, diary, drop head,
   dropline, epic, epigraph, experiences, fable, fabliau, fairy lore,
   fairy tale, fairyism, fantasy, fiction, folk motif, folk story,
   folklore, folktale, fortunes, general reference map, gest,
   ghost story, globe, gnomonic projection, graphic scale, grid line,
   hachure, hagiography, hagiology, hanger, head, heading, headline,
   heliographic chart, heroic legend, historiography, history,
   horse opera, hydrographic chart, immemorial usage, immortal name,
   immortality, index, inscription, isoline, journal, jump head, key,
   latitude, layer tint, life, life and letters, life story,
   longitude, lore, love story, luminary, map, map maker,
   map projection, mapper, martyrology, memoir, memoirs, memorabilia,
   memorial, memorials, memory, meridian, motto, mystery,
   mystery story, myth, mythical lore, mythicism, mythology, mythos,
   narrative, necrology, nursery tale, obituary, overline, parable,
   parallel, personage, phenomenon, photobiography, photogrammetrist,
   photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map,
   political map, polyconic projection, profile, projection,
   racial memory, record, relief map, remembrance,
   representative fraction, resume, road map, romance, rubric,
   running head, running title, saga, scale, scarehead,
   science fiction, screamer, shocker, sinusoidal projection, slogan,
   somebody, space fiction, space opera, special map, spread,
   spreadhead, story, streamer, subhead, subheading, subtitle,
   superscription, suspense story, terrain map, terrestrial globe,
   thematic map, theory of history, thriller, title, title page,
   topographer, topographic chart, topography, tradition,
   traditionalism, traditionality, transportation map, undying fame,
   weather chart, weather map, whodunit, wonder, work of fiction

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The Legend of Nessie, the Ultimate Loch Ness Monster Site
...The Legend of Nessie the Ultimate Loch Ness Monster Site, with up-to-date information and.....Welcome to The Legend of Nessie, her Official web site on the Internet that brings you..
http://www.nessie.co.uk/, score=100, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 9:08 am

Folklore, Myth and Legend
...Includes excellent background information on Arthurian legend, and a long booklist of.....Folklore, Myth and Legend.. indicates an Internet resource that in my opinion is..
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html, score=97, date indexed=March 28, 2005, 4:52 pm

Folklore, Myth and Legend
...Includes excellent background information on Arthurian legend, and a long booklist of.....Folklore, Myth and Legend.. indicates an Internet resource that in my opinion is..
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/storfolk.html, score=97, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 6:47 am

The Urban Legend Combat Kit
...I then copy the URL of the page that either supports or refutes that urban legend and then.....One of the best urban-legend-squishing tools available is a "bookmarklet" that.....The story you just sent me is a well-known urban legend. You can read more about this..
http://www.netsquirrel.com/combatkit/, score=97, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 4:52 am

eTrex Legend
...With the eTrex Legend, Garmin has loaded a full basemap of North and South America into.....The Legend is also designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data.....The added memory allows the eTrex Legend to accept downloaded map data from Garmin's..
http://www.garmin.com/products/etrexLegend/, score=96, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 5:25 am

John Legend
...The Official Site for John Legend..
http://www.johnlegend.com/, score=96, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 2:22 pm

403 Forbidden

http://www.legend-johnlennon.com/, score=96, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 8:45 am

Legend Brewery
...Our 22-ounce bottles are available at your local retailer, and enjoy Legend on draft or in.....00 PM Legend Brewing Company presents a bluegrass jam with rotating host bands and open.....You're invited to visit Legend Brewing Co. and taste just how good real beer made here in..
http://www.legendbrewing.com/, score=95, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 8:14 pm

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