la
/le.ʒɑ̃d/
Translation
legend, tale; caption; key (on a map)
Word origin
From Medieval Latin legenda ('things to be read'), a form of the Latin verb legere ('to read'). It first meant the life of a saint read aloud on a feast day, then any traditional story, and later the explanatory text read alongside a picture or a map.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- legenda
- English cognates
- legend, legible, lecture
Grammar
Examples
breton .
Every Breton village has its legend.
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The key on the map explains the colours.
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Read the caption under the photograph.
cette aux .
People have been telling children this legend for centuries.
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That player has become a football legend.
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