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legend meaning in Marathi

आख्यायिका

/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/

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obsolete/ˈliːd͡ʒ.ənd/

legend in Marathi: आख्यायिका, दंतकथा, दंतकथेला. In English, legend means the life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).

Marathi words for legend

आख्यायिका, दंतकथा, दंतकथेला

English meaning of legend

  1. noun The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
  2. noun A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
  3. noun A plausible story set in the historical past, but whose historicity is uncertain.
  4. noun A story in which a kernel of truth is embellished to an unlikely degree.

Full definition of legend

legend in a sentence

  • As a child she had nothing to read but the legends of early Christian martyrs.
  • The legend of Troy was discovered to have a historical basis.
  • the legend of Robin Hood

Synonyms of legend

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Questions about legend in Marathi

What is the meaning of legend in Marathi?
Legend in Marathi is आख्यायिका, दंतकथा, दंतकथेला.
legend चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Legend: आख्यायिका, दंतकथा, दंतकथेला.
What does legend mean in English?
Legend means the life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).

Source and license

Marathi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “legend”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: legend (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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