|Origin:||légende, from Medieval Latin legenda, from Latin
legere 'to gather, choose, read'| 1 [uncountable and countable]
an old, well-known story, often about brave people, adventures,
or magical events [↪ myth] the legend of St George and the
dragon ancient Greek legends according to legend According to
legend, he escaped by leaping from the cliffs into the sea.
Legend has it that prisoners were brought here to be executed.
someone who is famous and admired for being extremely good at
doing something tennis/footballing/music etc legend We must put
more money into the sport if we want to create the tennis
legends of the future. a marvellous player who was a legend in
his own lifetime. ➔ living legendat living1 (6) 3 [countable]
literary words that have been written somewhere, for example on
a sign: A sign above the door bore the legend `patience is a
virtue'. 4 [countable] technical the words that explain a
picture or map