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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
legendary
    adj 1: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a
           legend; "the legendary exploits of the arctic
           trailblazers"
    2: celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and
       his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James" [syn:
       fabled, legendary]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Legendary \Leg"end*a*ry\ (l[e^]j"[e^]n*d[asl]*r[y^]), a.
   Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends; consisting of
   legends; like a legend; fabulous. "Legendary writers." --Bp.
   Lloyd.
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         Legendary stories of nurses and old women. --Bourne.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Legendary \Leg"end*a*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. legendaire, LL.
   legendarius.]
   1. A book of legends; a tale or narrative.
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            Read the Countess of Pembroke's "Arcadia," a gallant
            legendary full of pleasurable accidents. --James I.
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   2. One who relates legends. --Bp. Lavington.
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Thesaurus Results for legendary:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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