"mythscape" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪθskeɪp/ [UK] Forms: mythscapes [plural]
Etymology: From myth + -scape. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|myth|scape}} myth + -scape Head templates: {{en-noun}} mythscape (plural mythscapes)
  1. A landscape based on myth, or expressed in terms of myth. Categories (topical): Mythology

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