word-vault/dist/data/cards/le/legendary.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "legendary",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very famous and talked about a lot by people",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a legendary figure"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the legendary Bob Dylan"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her patience and tact are legendary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His dedication and charity had made him a legendary figure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We once received a visit from the legendary Orson Welles."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "mentioned in stories from ancient times",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "legendary heroes"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈledʒəndri/",
                "audio": "le/legendary/legendary__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈledʒənderi/",
                "audio": "le/legendary/legendary__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent. (as a noun denoting a collection of legends, especially of saints' lives): from medieval Latin legendarius, from legenda ‘things to be read’, from Latin legere ‘read’."
}