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MYTHIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
Example:
the fabulous unicorn
Synonyms:
fabulous; mythic; mythical; mythologic; mythological
Classified under:
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Derivation:
myth (a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or having the nature of myth
Example:
a novel of almost mythic consequence
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
myth (a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people)
Derivation:
myth (a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people)
