URBAN LEGEND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("urban legend" is a kind of...):

account; news report; report; story; write up (a short account of the news)

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