# legendary

Pronunciation: US say "LEJ-uhn-dair-ee" /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/; UK say "LEJ-uhn-dree" /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.dɹi/

## Adjective

1. Possessing such extraordinary greatness that the achievement gives rise to stories.
   - Simple: So amazingly great that people keep telling stories about it.
   - _The marathon runner's legendary endurance left every rival far behind._
   - _Fans still speak of the band's legendary final concert._
2. Possessing the grandeur and splendor of a legend; fabled.
   - Simple: Grand and wonderful, like something out of an old story.
   - _The estate's legendary gardens rivaled those of any royal court._
   - _Critics described the film's sets as legendary in their opulence._
3. Occurring only in legends rather than in documented reality.
   - Simple: Found only in old stories, not in real life.
   - _The legendary phoenix appears in tales from many cultures._
   - _Historians doubt the legendary founder of the city ever existed._
4. Relating to a legend or to legends.
   - Simple: Having to do with legends or old stories.
   - _Her research focuses on the legendary traditions of Norse culture._
   - _He devoted his career to legendary material from the medieval period._

## Noun

5. A rare, exceptionally powerful Pokémon belonging to a special in-game class.
   - Simple: A rare and very powerful Pokémon that is hard to catch.
   - _Players spent the whole event hunting a single elusive legendary._
   - _The newest game introduced three powerful legendaries to the roster._

## Noun

6. A book or collection of legends, especially accounts of the lives of saints. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An old book holding a set of stories about saints' lives.
   - _The abbey's legendary contained the stories of dozens of martyrs._
   - _Pilgrims listened as the priest read from the worn old legendary._
7. A person who recounts or relates legends. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A person who tells old stories and legends to others.
   - _The court's legendary recited heroic tales each evening._
   - _An aging legendary passed his stories on to a young apprentice._

## Origin

Formed from 'legend' + '-ary', from Medieval Latin 'legendārius'. It was earlier a noun (1510s) meaning 'a collection of legends': from Medieval Latin 'legendārium' and Old French 'legendier', ultimately from Latin 'legenda'. In English, both the noun and the adjective first appeared in the 16th century.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/legendary (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).