Definition of "legend" []

• An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical. (noun)
• A body or collection of such stories. (noun)
• A romanticized or popularized myth of modern times. (noun)
• One that inspires legends or achieves legendary fame. (noun)
• An inscription or a title on an object, such as a coin. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "MARADONA the legend of football my most adorable football legend~ Full name: Diego"
• "It conjures the Orpheus legend from myriad oblique angles — the long, elusive Ashbery poem the mezzo-soprano sings (Kristen Hoff, showing a clear-stream tone and superb diction) gives snapshots of the story while questioning both its very essence and whether living on in legend is really living at all."
• "Under the term legend the modern concept would include every untrue tale."