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an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart<the legend indicated that a large circle represented each city, while a small circle stood for a small town>SynonymskeyRelated Wordsscale; caption; guide, table
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an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration<the legend in the science textbook indicated that the accompanying picture had been enlarged by 1000%>— see caption 1
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a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature<some ancient civilizations had legends about spirits that lived in the trees and rocks>— see myth 1
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the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place<that story of how the world came to be has long been part of Native American legend>— see folklore
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