## Meanings
1. An old, well-known story that may not be completely true.
2. Old stories of this kind considered together.
3. A very famous and admired person.
4. A box that explains the symbols and colours on a map or chart.

## Examples
- The legend of King Arthur has been told for centuries.
- According to legend, a dragon once lived in these hills.
- He is a legend in the world of jazz.
- According to the legend on the map, that building is a school.

## Derived Forms
- legendic
- legendist
- legendization
- legendize
- legendless
- legendmaker
- legendry
- sublegend

## Related Forms
- lege
- legendary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leǵ-
- Root: legende
- Root: legenda
- Root: legendus

## Etymology
From Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“to read”).

## AI Etymology
Legend comes from Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“to read”). The historical line also includes *leǵ- and legendus.

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