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mythmaking

mythmaking noun: the production or composing of myths.

Noun

mythmaking (countable and uncountable, plural mythmakings)

  1. The production or composing of myths.
    • The analogy between Reagan's mythmaking and Lucas's isn't intended frivolously.1988 June 10, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “May the Formula Be With You”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of mythmaking

pluralmythmakings

Origin of mythmaking

From myth + making.

Questions about mythmaking

What does mythmaking mean?
Mythmaking means the production or composing of myths.
What part of speech is mythmaking?
Mythmaking is a noun.
What is the plural of mythmaking?
The plural of mythmaking is mythmakings.

Words near mythmaking in the dictionary

  1. mythlets
  2. mythlike
  3. mythmake
  4. mythmaker
  5. mythmakers
  6. mythmaking
  7. mythmakings
  8. mytho-
  9. mytho-geographies
  10. mytho-geography
  11. mytho-logic

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