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mythology

Syllabification: (my·thol·o·gy)
Pronunciation: /məˈTHäləjē/
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Definition of mythology

noun (plural mythologies)

  • 1a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition:Ganesa was the god of wisdom and success in Hindu mythology a book discussing Jewish and Christian mythologies
  • a set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, especially when exaggerated or fictitious:in popular mythology, truckers are kings of the road
  • 2the study of myths.

Derivatives

mythologer

Pronunciation: /-jər/
noun

mythologist

Pronunciation: /-jist/
noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from French mythologie, or via late Latin from Greek muthologia, from muthos 'myth' + -logia (see -logy)

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