"myth" meaning in Englisch

See myth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: mɪθ, mɪθs Audio: En-us-myth.ogg Forms: the myth [singular], the myths [plural]
Etymology: von dem altgriechischen Substantiv μῦθος (mythos^☆) ^(→ grc)
  1. Mythos, Sage
    Sense id: de-myth-en-noun-I7g6GCRF
  2. Trugschluss, Irrtum, Ammenmärchen Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: de-myth-en-noun-wFV1MWxI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: legend, fallacy Derived forms: mythical, mythological, mythology Translations (Mythos, Sage): Mythos [masculine] (Deutsch), Sage [feminine] (Deutsch), mito (Esperanto), mythe [masculine] (Französisch), mito [masculine] (Italienisch), 神話 (しんわ, shinwa) (Japanisch), mito [masculine] (Spanisch) Translations (Trugschluss, Irrtum, umgangssprachlich: Ammenmärchen): Trugschluss [masculine] (Deutsch), Irrtum [masculine] (Deutsch), Ammenmärchen [neuter] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "text": "The myth was told from fathers to their sons.",
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        }
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          "ref": "Michael Enright: Michael's essay — America's self-destructive love affair with guns. CBC Radio Canada, abgerufen am 9. Oktober 2017.",
          "text": "Another myth is the idea, fostered by the National Rifle Association, that the ordinary American needs a gun to protect property and life itself.",
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      "sense": "Mythos, Sage",
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "Mythos, Sage",
      "sense_index": "1",
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "Mythos, Sage",
      "sense_index": "1",
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      "sense": "Mythos, Sage",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "lang": "Japanisch",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "しんわ, shinwa",
      "sense": "Mythos, Sage",
      "sense_index": "1",
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      "sense": "Mythos, Sage",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Trugschluss, Irrtum, umgangssprachlich: Ammenmärchen",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Trugschluss"
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      "sense": "Trugschluss, Irrtum, umgangssprachlich: Ammenmärchen",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Irrtum"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Trugschluss, Irrtum, umgangssprachlich: Ammenmärchen",
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