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mythology

Pronunciation: /mɪˈθɒlədʒi/
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Definition of mythology

noun (plural mythologies)

[mass noun]
  • 1a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition:tales from Greek mythology [count noun]:Jewish and Christian mythologies
  • a set of stories or beliefs about a particular person, institution, or situation, especially when exaggerated or fictitious:we look for change in our thirties, not in our forties, as popular mythology has it
  • 2the study of myths: this field includes archaeology, comparative mythology, and folklore

Derivatives

mythologer

noun

mythologist

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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