Meaning
- (noun) A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
- (noun) Such stories as a genre. “Myth was the product of man's emotion and imagination, acted upon by his surroundings. (E. Clodd, Myths & Dreams (1885), 7, cited after OED)”
- (noun) A commonly-held but false belief, a common misconception; a fictitious or imaginary person or thing; a popular conception about a real person or event which exaggerates or idealizes reality. “Scientists debunk the myth that gum stays in the human stomach for seven years.”
- (noun) A person or thing held in excessive or quasi-religious awe or admiration based on popular legend “Father Flanagan was legendary, his institution an American myth. (Tucson (Arizona) Citizen, 20 September 1979, 5A/3, cited after OED)”
- (noun) A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.
Letter breakdown
- Myth contains 4 letters: 0 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 1.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
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What does Myth mean?
A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
How many letters are in Myth?
Myth has 4 letters.
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