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1. (n.) mythology
a body of myths, as that of a particular people.
2. mythology
myths collectively.
3. mythology
the science or study of myths.
4. mythology
a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs that have accrued around a particular person, event, or institution.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME mythologie < LL m&ymacr;thologia < Gk m&ymacr;thología. See mytho -, -logy)
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| Definition of 'mythology' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mythology
myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person
2. (noun) mythology
the study of myths
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1. (noun) mythology
ancient myths considered as a group
Greek mythology; the mythologies of Native Alaskans
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) mythology
the science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths
2. (noun) mythology
a body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. mythology
A body of stories, the origins of which may be unknown or forgotten, that serve to explain practices, beliefs, institutions or natural phenomena. Mythology includes legends and folk tales. It may refer to classical mythology or to a body of modern thought and modern life. (From Webster's 1st ed)
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Sense: (a collection of) myths.
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 Afrikaans: mitologie |
 Arabic: ميثولوجيا: عِلْم الأساطير |
 Bulgarian: митология |
 Brazilian: mitologia |
 Czech: mytologie |
 German: die Mythologie |
 Danish: mytologi |
 Greek: μυθολογία |
 Spanish: mitología |
 Estonian: mütoloogia |
 Farsi: اسطوره شناسى |
 Finnish: mytologia |
 French: mythologie |
 Hebrew: מִיתוֹלוֹגְיָה |
 Hindi: पौराणिक कथाएं |
 Croatian: mitologija |
 Hungarian: mitológia |
 Indonesian: mitologi |
 Icelandic: goðafræði; goðsagnir |
 Italian: mitologia |
 Japanese: 神話集 |
 Korean: (집합적) 신화 |
 Lithuanian: mitologija |
 Latvian: mitoloģija |
 Malay: mitos |
 Dutch: mythologie |
 Norwegian: mytologi, gudelære |
 Polish: mitologia |
 Persian: اسطوره شناسى |
 Pashto: افسانه پوه |
 Portuguese: mitologia |
 Romanian: mitologie |
 Russian: сборник мифов; мифология |
 Slovak: mytológia |
 Slovenian: mitologija |
 Serbian: mitologija |
 Swedish: mytologi |
 Thai: ตำนาน |
 Turkish: mitoloji |
 Taiwanese: 神話故事，神話故事集 |
 Ukrainian: міфологія |
 Urdu: نظام عقائد |
 Vietnamese: khoa thần thoại học |
 Chinese: 神话（集） |
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