"都市伝説" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

Forms: 都市伝説 [canonical] (ruby: (), (), (でん), (せつ)), toshidensetsu [romanization]
Etymology: From 都市 (toshi, “city”) + 伝説 (densetsu, “legend”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|都市|伝説|t1=city|t2=legend|tr1=toshi|tr2=densetsu}} 都市 (toshi, “city”) + 伝説 (densetsu, “legend”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|としでんせつ}} 都(と)市(し)伝(でん)説(せつ) • (toshidensetsu)
  1. urban myth; urban legend

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