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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024my•thol•o•gy /mɪˈθɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. - Mythology[countable] a body of myths, as that of a particular people.
- Mythology[uncountable] myths thought of as a group.
- Mythology[uncountable] the science or study of myths.
- Mythology a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs that surround a particular person, event, or institution:[countable]An entire mythology has grown around the dead movie star.
myth•o•log•i•cal /ˌmɪθəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation adj. my•thol•o•gist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024my•thol•o•gy (mi thol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. - Mythologya body of myths, as that of a particular people or that relating to a particular person:Greek mythology.
- Mythologymyths collectively.
- Mythologythe science or study of myths.
- Mythologya set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered:the Fascist mythology of the interwar years.
- Greek mȳthología. See mytho-, -logy
- Late Latin mȳthologia
- late Middle English mythologie 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mythology /mɪˈθɒlədʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)- a body of myths, esp one associated with a particular culture, institution, person, etc
- a body of stories about a person, institution, etc
- myths collectively
- the study or collecting of myths
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