| query | If you describe a belief or explanation as a m___, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue .If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue . Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. |
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| word | myth |
| full-definition | noun A myth is a well-known story which was made up in the past to explain natural events or to justify religious beliefs or social customs. There is a famous Greek myth in which Icarus flew too near to the Sun. ...the world of magic and of myth. If you describe a belief or explanation as a myth, you mean that many people believe it but it is actually untrue . Contrary to the popular myth, women are not reckless spendthrifts. |
| inflections | myths |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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